Under the Skin

You are either going to love or hate this film. I found it incredibly dull that had nothing in its plot to captivate its audience. It felt like I was watching some student art film who just got lucky that one of Hollywoods biggest stars agreed to play the lead role. The only reason people will talk about this film is because Scarlett Johansson gets completely naked in a scene. Mostly you will end up questionning why you have wasted 108 minutes of your life watching it.

Excellent film editing and cinematography. Meticulous use of CGI accompanied by eerie soundtrack evokes the abstractness of the film. It's a shame that the plot is underdeveloped and the pacing is slightly slow.

Maybe the catch of this movie is that no one is going to catch it. I bet Glazer was thinking something when he did this. Next time please oh please tell us what. The difference between the novel and the movie is that the novel is readable and the movie is indecipherable. I genuinely hoped that she's some chaotic evil serial killer. Why the bleakness and pointless nothingness?

WTF? No, thank you. These were my continuous thoughts throughout this film.

15 just for Scarlet's boobs, the other 5 for .. not sure for what. I watched it expecting sci-fi movie. well .. fi was present. sci not really. Disturbing movie with no answers and explanations.

Awful movie, no point in watching, loss of time.

My all-time favorite film. Inventive art study on gendering and how it shapes the human experience.

What it's like to be seen as a woman while trying to be a human? It's not fun and it ain't pretty.

Really liked the mica levi soundtrack

Mesmerizing. Visually and sonically masterful. Surprisingly poignant too.

Scarlett Johannson's deception is quiet and imperceptible. The otherworldly-ness of her character both mesmerizes and captures the viewer. The expectation of suspense leaves you wanting a little more, but the exploration of human trust and confusion makes up for anything you might have missed.

Sweeping and squeezing your attention and puzzlment

It has long seemed to me that a certain type of film-goer, one who rarely has anything good to say about any work of popular culture, can only express appreciation for a work of art if it is something that most people would find odd or incomprehensible. For such a film-goer, a film's lack of accessibility is perhaps its greatest merit. And for such a film-goer, Under The Skin would rank very high on their list of great works of cinema. For the rest of us, not so much. Caveat emptor.

A family's beach holiday is ruined by the worst babysitter.

Watch this in a theater if you can. If you can't, then shut off all the lights, and shut off your phone. Don't talk with your buddies, and don't check your email. Just sit there and watch. The sensory deprivation is an important part of the experience.

Glazer's (very loose) adaptation is far less forthcoming than Faber's novel, and all the more alien for it. From hypnotic night drives to weird sexual snares, the visuals, Levi's score, and Johansson's performance all work to lull and unnerve and jolt the viewer. Perplexingly affecting.

"When was the last time you touched someone?"

A treat to the senses, the camera luring in focus on the subjects of the virus. The droning, screeching instrumentation unrelenting with negative energy. A monster, without a name, searching, feeling, coming to terms with what it could be. Understanding less, as time moves forward. Imitating life, finding a home, only to find where not to belong. What am I really, under the skin?

hypnotic

What? Pretentious as fuck. Also darude sandstorm

Another pretentious, pseudo-intellectual Cronenbergian nonsense.

I’m not going to even pretend I understood it all but wow what a ride. Just like a surreal and haunting sensory experience from beginning to end

Artsy genre film that ends up being mostly ok. While Glazer employs some great cinematic artistry to bring to life the alien existence of the film protagonist, it doesn't elevate the thin screenplay and serviceable performances in the film. Definitely to be avoided by those looking for a standard genre film you might usually see Johansson in. Good for those who like it more inventive genre films. Not groundbreaking, but interesting to the right audience in the right frame of mind.

cute alien and great score.

a dark thinker that at times is very dull, drab, and lifeless.

Under the Skin is unique and engaging from beginning to end. One of Johansson’s best.

There are people who like this movie and people who hate it. I'm in the latter portion. I hate this movie with a passion. It's so bad. Like, my god is it bad.