Review of In My Skin (2002) by Vic R — 09 Dec 2009
Definitely not for the squeamish. During Esther's "love" scenes with herself, I found myself looking away and even fast forwarding. It's ironic how I don't mind watching people get shot, but slow close ups of someone cutting their own skin or even biting it can really affect me. The director knew this and went for it! However, this being a European film the narrative was a lot slower than what we Americans are used to. And despite it being shot on 35 mm, it really looks as if it was shot on some video format.
The story was good, but the way it was told is what hurt it. Ester's personal relationships seem to slow the down the narrative or just down right make it boring for me. I just felt it could have been more exciting. The ending was very ambiguous. I found out what it meant thru reading user reviews on IMDB. And that's not a good thing in my book. I understand what happened now, but they could have told that part of the story in a way that made more sense but kept some artistic integrity.
I'm sorry, but I do not recommend this.
This review of In My Skin (2002) was written by Vic R on 09 Dec 2009.
In My Skin has generally received positive reviews.
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