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Under the Skin (2014)

Directed by Jonathan Glazer

Science Fiction | Horror | Mystery

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Overview

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

Rated R | Length 108 minutes

Actors

Scarlett Johansson | Jeremy McWilliams | Lynsey Taylor Mackay | Dougie McConnell | Kevin McAlinden | D. Meade | Andrew Gorman | Joe Szula | Kryštof Hádek | Roy Armstrong | Alison Chand | Ben Mills | Oscar Mills | Lee Fanning | Paul Brannigan | Marius Bincu | Scott Dymond | Stephen Horn | Adam Pearson | May Mewes | Michael Moreland | Gerry Goodfellow | Dave Acton | Jessica Mance | Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/05/2022Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned10 stars
02/28/2015TVStreamingVideo on Demand10 stars
05/03/2014Movie ScreenDigitalTheater10 stars
 

Viewing Notes

An amazingly unsettling piece of cinema buoyed by an excellent performance from Johansson. The sound design and score added a lot to the mood of the film as well. There’s a lot to process, and not much dialogue, which leads me to want to watch this again.

Much like Glazer’s Birth, this is a movie that sticks in your subconscious. And mirroring my experience with Birth, I was completely enthralled and disturbed. It’s interesting that two of his feature film efforts have provided such amazing roles for two leading women (Nicole Kidman in Birth and Johansson here).

As an aside, a total of four people walked out during the movie, two close to the end. I’ll never understand people who do that.

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