More of a sensorial experience rather than a traditional narrative film is what Jonathan Glazer provide us with Under the Skin, and being completely honest, even if it for sure delivers on this purely emotional aspect, a tiny bit more of attention and care on the story itself it is what is missing to go from being a really a good movie to an amazing one.
James Spader and Rob Lowe are the perfect odd couple in this unsettling thriller that builds up very strongly until its middle section but drops dramatically after it, resulting in a weaker third act and conclusion.
Orson Welles produces and leads this good noir, alongside his then wife Rita Hayworth, which has garnered classic status although being far from great.
If there has ever been a truly fairy tale adaptation put into film that is undoubtedly it. The insane production design work in this film with insane sets, magical locations, amazing dresses, and crazy make-up really immerse the audience member in a fantastic medieval reality where kings and queens, princes and princesses, peasants and servants, and even fairies exist.
Jacques Audiard’s Palme d’Or winning film is a great look into the difficulties that immigrants in Europe go through their adaptation process in after arriving in Europe, moreover, coming as war refugees, with a nice little twist of action on top of its preeminent social criticism.
