Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers) stars as a mysterious alien seductress, targeting lone men on remote highways, in this stark sci-fi...
Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers) stars as a mysterious alien seductress, targeting lone men on remote highways, in this stark sci-fi thriller from director Jonathan Glazer (Birth, Sexy Beast). Based on Michel Faber's acclaimed 2000 novel, nominated for a Gold Lion at the 2013 Venice Film Festival, and most impressive of all, number one on the Flicks critics' poll of best films in the 2014 NZ International Film Festival.
"On Scotland's lonely back roads, a beautiful woman (Johansson) stalks unwitting men. Her identity and her motives unclear, she is simply, and quite literally, a sexual threat. Her eyes deadened but alert... More could be said about the plot, but it's best to allow Under the Skin to reveal itself. From its arresting first image - a pure, white pinpoint of light - it expands outward to become an increasingly absorbing mystery. It's also a Rorschach test for everything one might fear about relations between men and women.... Here, he offers shades of Kubrick and Hitchcock in his depiction of sexuality, capturing a cool, predatory impulse rather than simple heat." (Toronto International Film Festival)
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84 %261 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
55 %37,017 reviewsAudience score rating
"An undeniably ambitious but ultimately torpid and silly tale of an alien on the prowl."
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Variety
Variety"You may not be sure what you've seen, but you've sure seen something."
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Total Film
Total Film"An intoxicating marvel, strange and sublime."
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Time Out
Time Out"The movie's eerie, climactic image challenges our conventional notions of human identity..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A striking attempt to tell an exotic story in a down-to-earth environment that deserves praise for its singularity of vision, even as it runs the risk of ridicule."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Viewers willing to embrace a purely visual experience without dramatic, emotional or psychological substance will comprise an ardent cheering section."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Odd and sexy, troubling and touching, frustrating and mesmerising, dull and haunting."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineUnder the Skin | Details
- Runtime
- 108
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Thriller
- Country of origin
- UK
