18/07/2014

Under The Skin (2014)

Scarlett Johansson, starkers DING! DING! DING! you've got my attention. Scarlett plays Laura who wanders the streets of Glasgow seducing then murdering local men, why, is she an alien? well that would be telling.

The critics loved it, it's adapted from the 2000 novel by Michael Faber, it's very arty, very cold, and I'm sorry to say, very dull. Minimal dialogue, you won't recognize SJ, dowdy, sullen looking, it must be said a huge transformation for the character which she excels at, but that was it for me, I found it quite tedious at times, the Alien finale did stir me but by then I'd really lost interest with what was going on.

*****

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