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Under the Skin
(2014)
7.88
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Plot/Story

7.00

Characters

8.00

Acting

7.00

Cinematography

10.00

Production Design

10.00

Sound

10.00

Execution

6.00

Emotional Impact

5.00

Overview: A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

Director: Jonathan Glazer

Release Date: 2014-03-14

Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Drama


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Under the Skin is a High School English teacher's wet dream. Under the Skin seems to have been made for the soul purpose of being over-analyzed. The actual plot is incredibly slow and sparse and most of the actors aren't real actors and it shows. The visuals are breathtaking and the score really hits all the notes the movie tries to. This is not a fun movie and that's probably why most people haven't heard of it and most of those who have really didn't like it. Under the Skin is an expertly crafted "Film" that will fully satisfy its target audience, the issue is that that target audience is pretty niche. I fall somewhere between your average movie-goer and someone who enjoys capital "F" Film. While I'm trying to work my way more toward the latter, for me, Under the Skin is way to focused on earning that capital "F" and beyond some really great cinematography and unorthodox filming (after you see the film, make sure to watch one of the mini-docs about the filming of the movie) there really isn't anything enjoyable here. If you were hoping for a fun Sci-Fi movie with cool looking aliens or a Friday night horror movie, Under the Skin is going to bore the Hell out of you. If you want a movie that requires you to dig and dig and unearth what its trying to say, Under the Skin will probably do that for you. I can appreciate the film and before a bunch of ass-holes try and tell me that I'm too stupid and I just "don't get" the movie, I understand what they are going for and I see the value in having to extrapolate afterwards, but I was looking for a movie, not a 2 hour allegory.

By : Greg Mueller | Date : 5 years ago




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