It is rare for me to finish a film and be unable to form any real opinion on it. Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, loosely based on Michel Faber’s novel of the same name, is a film that deliberately defies easy understanding. It is a befuddling, enigmatic and contradictory work that demands total engagement from its audience as it avoids all the trappings of a conventional movie. Yet after I left the theatre, both impressed and disappointed, I have been unable to shake the film from my thoughts.

It is a film of surprising contrasts - it is simultaneously mesmerising yet tedious, surreal yet mundane, erotic yet sterile. It is this internal conflict that makes the film so difficult to…

ScarJo cruisin' the hills of Scotland and channeling her inner Natasha Henstridge in Jonathan Glazer's incredibly unique one-of-a-kind viewing experience. Motorcycle zoom zoom. ScarJo naked? Hooker high heels. Ants. The way ScarJo looks in her jeans. Red lipstick makes you more fuckable. Minivan cruisin'. Disorganized directions. You should always buckle up for safety. Lonely guy. Chatty chap. Seductive strip. Disappearing wang. Ocean waves. Wetsuit chum. Lifesaver. ScarJo's jacket. Getting hit in the head with a rock fuckin' hurts. Crying baby. Clubbin' for some lovin'. Leprechaun sounding gent. Sexy backwards walk. Weird as fuck faces. Sideways cock. Fade to what the fuckin' fuck fuck fuckin'? Red rose. ScarJo's eyes. Smart dude. Face first fall. Attack the Block rejects. Hoodie man is…

How do you even evaluate a film when you sort of loved almost everything about it yet in the end have no concrete idea of what it was all about? It is quite rare in movies to find yourself constantly struggling with your very own emotions, unsure of which opinion to settle with, for whenever a step is taken in either direction, something from the opposite end of the spectrum keeps bringing you back in the middle.

Under the Skin is one film that offers such unique experience. It is a mystical blend of horror, sci-fi & mystery that's easily one of the most perplexing, challenging & polarising narratives to come out in years and tells the story of a mysterious woman…

The truly great science fiction movies have at least one thing in common: they make you think. Like, REALLY think. About life, about death, about the meaning of it all. Movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Blade Runner, or Interstellar. Movies like Under the Skin. This is a poignantly emotional, wildly beautiful, totally horrifying film. The brilliant visuals, Scarlett Johansson’s magnificent performance, and – most importantly – the emotions and themes explored over 108 minutes make this one of the more significant science fiction films in recent years.

Johansson stars as an otherworldly being, disguised as a human female, who attempts to lure unsuspecting men into her van (most of which are non-actors being recorded by a hidden camera,…

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Was zur Hölle habe ich da gesehen? Under The Skin ist wohl der unzugänglichste und zeitgleich faszinierendste Film, den ich in den letzten 2 Jahren gesehen habe. Ich wusste nicht was mich erwartet und genau das hat mich dann eiskalt erwischt. Durch das überaus langsame Erzähltempo hat der Filme alle Zeit der Welt langsam an einem hoch zu kriechen, bis er einen komplett vereinnahmt und wie ein Häufchen Elend verstört zurück lässt. Johanssons Schauspiel ist grandios, die Bilder hypnotisch, der Score ein Fiebertraum.

Under The Skin ist ein surrealer Absturz und ergründet sich nur Schritt für Schritt und es ist sicherlich von Vorteil, den Film öfters zu sichten, um ihn voll "auszukosten".

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