Review of In Her Skin (2009) by Frances H — 06 Feb 2013

Ghoulishly fascinating portrait of a mind going mad with self-loathing and her determination to take over the spirit of the girl she murders in order to change herself, but also the heartbreaking portrait of parents trying to cope with the desperation and grief of their child's disappearance and discovery of her death.

All of the acting is excellent, particularly Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto as the parents and Ruth Bradley as the mentally disintegrating killer, is exceptional. Not a pleasant movie by any means, but a no-holds-barred look at the psyche of a murderer and a murder's devastating aftermath told without any mauling sentiment.

Perhaps an Australian "In Cold Blood.".