An alien seductress preys upon hitchhikers in Scotland.
A genuinely unique, full-on sensory experience that treads its own path between narrative clarity and pure visual expression. It is a film that will leave audiences dazed, disturbed and full of questions about what they have experienced.
What begins as an eerie psychosexual horror movie slowly shifts to a haunting study of loneliness and female subjugation.
Odd and sexy, troubling and touching, frustrating and mesmerising, dull and haunting. A film by Jonathan Glazer.
It didn’t get under my skin, just on my nerves.
Undoubtedly this is a film that casts a striking visual and sonic spell, but while you may credit its ambition, it’s impossible to recommend the film unreservedly because Under The Skin stubbornly prefers to stay on the surface; a tall tale with a short reach.
Few films will linger with you like this one does.
You may not be sure what you've seen, but you've sure seen something. With neither a petticoat nor a wideboy in sight, this is one of the most original and exciting British movies in some time.
Glazer shares Roeg’s formal boldness, visual imagination and his reckless willingness to tackle taboos. It is only to be hoped that, this time round, he doesn’t take 10 years to make another feature.
Visually stunning and deeply disturbing.
Out of this world.
This is neither a misunderstood masterpiece nor a wanton misstep – rather it is 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.
Under the Skin is an unusual, visually beautiful film but expect to leave with more questions than answers.
Interview: Jonathan Glazer delves Under the Skin
Jonathan Glazer on Scot sci-fi film Under the Skin
Under the Skin producer Jim Wilson on secret filming in Glasgow
Under the Skin: why did this chilling masterpiece take a decade?
Scarlett Johansson interview: 'I would way rather not have middle ground'
Scarlet Johansson and her Scottish filming adventure
How Scarlett Johansson helped me challenge disfigurement stigma
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Saturday January 17, 2015, until Wednesday January 21, 2015. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
RSS feed of Cinema reviews