Kiss of the Spider Woman (re-release)
User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8

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  1. InesR.
    Jan 5, 2006
    10
    Excellent movie based on the novel by Manuel Puig. Further study of the novel and film will reveal the great performance of Hurt, if we take into account the novel was written in 1976. The novel itself is an amazing insight of the characters and political and genre problems.
  2. MichaelF.
    Aug 6, 2001
    9
    This is one of the great films showing today! This is a must-see for anyone! Also one of the greatest movies ever made! Hurt is unbelievable and Julia is great! Absolutley beautiful direction by Hector Babenco!

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Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    88
    Each man winds up owing the other -- and the enormity of the sacrifices they make on one another's behalf are quite moving and have not been duplicated in the movies since.
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  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    Don't be too quick to jump on Hurt with complaints of old-fashioned gay stereotyping. Only with a development well into the movie will the audience realize the layers he brought to Molina's role-playing.
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  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    70
    The film's theme of acceptance is undercut considerably by Hurt's overcalculated performance.
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