Review of In Their Skin (2012) by Alex V — 17 Mar 2013

Terrible! We've seen this story so many times. Nice cinematography. Beautiful Joshua Close gets one star.

This review of In Their Skin (2012) was written by Alex V on 17 Mar 2013.

In Their Skin has generally received mixed reviews.

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