Actors: Scarlett Johanssen, Jeremy McWilliams
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Under The Skin is a zero-exposition movie. Anything that happens in this film is left up to the viewer to figure out. This often leads the viewer to question - 'What is happening here? What is going on?'. Left without much help from the film, the next question quickly becomes 'Why am I watching this?' Well, Under The Skin does pay off to some degree, but it's the kind of film that's more fun to think about after seeing than actually watching. There's one scene where I thought the film might move towards something amazing, but it just veers more into inscrutability. No-exposition films are tricky - I don't think this one quite did it, though I could foresee a future where I like this film much more six months from now without having seen it. It's certainly memorable even if the overall experience may not be.
Monday, April 21, 2014
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