A gorgeous, heartbreaking and utterly convincing work of art.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
At once the most harrowing and, strangely, the most touching film I have seen about child abuse.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Mysterious Skin dawdles more than it flows, but it comes alive whenever Araki, hovering between tragedy and voyeurism, reveals how sex can tear lives to pieces.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
Explores both prepubescent and teen sexuality with an honesty that may make some people uncomfortable, which is a sign of its potency, and a badge of honor.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
It's hard to imagine a more serious or persuasive indictment of the horrors inflicted on children by sexual abuse than Mysterious Skin.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
A startling portrayal of how the cycle of abuse plays itself out in the lives of its victims.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
A helter-skelter ride of the soul, an unblinking, white-knuckle crash landing into the mushy mysteries of the subconscious.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Dennis Lim
With remarkable directness and composure, it shatters the myth of childhood innocence and the deathless taboo of prepubescent sexuality.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
A deft, affecting drama about childhood sexual abuse and its lifelong scars.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
The film is actually a major artistic breakthrough for Araki, a onetime bad boy of independent filmmaking. Its psychological intelligence, attention to emotional currents, and humanity are surprises.Read Full Review »
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