Movie Review: In My Skin
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I just watched a French movie called “In My Skin” and wow… I’m not sure just what I can say about this one. “In My Skin” is a disturbing movie, both in imagry and psychologically. It is a story of trying to connect to one’s self, and maintaining a semblance of control. When someone loses control over the world around them, that person may go to extreme measures to regain a feeling of control over something.
IMDB says:
A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.
The Playground says a bit more:
After drunkenly gashing her leg open at a party, Esther becomes obsessed with her body and it’s perceived imperfections. She begins to poke, prod, cut, gouge and mutilate her body on a journey to self discovery.
Its hard to say much more than that without really giving too much away. Even with all the cringing I did, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It says a lot without really saying a whole lot. The acting is good, and imagry is great, and the raw feeling is powerful. Basically, what needs to be said is add it to your NetFlix queue now. Unless you can’t stomach blood and self inflicted wounds done really slowly and deliberately. Then you might want to pass.
