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A young Polish woman's relationship with a mysterious tattoo artist takes a sinister turn as she becomes increasingly fascinated by him.
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Trace Thurman Bloody Disgusting Fascinating for viewers as it delves into the potential horrors of body modification while simultaneously offering an allegorical take on the rape-revenge narrative. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 20, 2018 Full Review Michelle Swope Dread Central Perfect Skin is an extraordinary directorial debut. Spellbinding cinematography and Richard Brake's arresting performance guarantee this film will get under your skin. Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Kat Hughes THN With Perfect Skin, first-time director Kevin Chicken has crafted a film of true beauty, complimented perfectly by Richard Brake at his absolute best. Vastly different from his previous standout role of Doom-Head, Brake's turn here is simply superb. Rated: 4/5 Oct 12, 2018 Full Review Anton Bitel SciFiNow while Perfect Skin might represent 'torture porn' set in the same world of body modification and suspension that featured in Jen and Sylvia Soska's American Mary and Kate Shenton's doc On Tender Hooks, it is also an allegory of immigrant experience. Sep 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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StephenPaul C The scariest 01 hour: and 50 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review brad p Richard Brake Delivers a Haunting Performance in ‘Perfect Skin' Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Elegantly shot, but no point, and absolutely nothing original. It just sits there, doesn't go anywhere or do anything, no development. Waste of time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Worst film I've ever seen. Slow. Boring and certainly not horror. Mild discomfort at most. Don't bother watching. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The story is a dark character study on an artist's obsessed nature as his desire to create a masterpiece of body art on the perfect skin, and the manifestation of truly sinister actions he takes. It is all done with an almost breathless calm as a psychological drama destorts into something almost akin to bondage fetish. Of course Chicken never steps into such exploitational domain. He manages a hypnotic, intimate thriller that gingerly blurs the lines between body modification art and horror. The casting is perfection. The characters are strong, recognizable people we can all relate to, and who doesn't know "that" tattoo guy. Which makes the film more personable and terrifying. The direction that Chicken takes, going for more, subtle-suggestive expressions of horror, while still crsating a chilling story is beyond impressive for a directorial debut. "Perfect Skin" isn't your standard full-throttle psycho killer film. It stays more subdued as it creates a gradual tension. Most of the film's setting hangs closer to late 2000's exploitation/torture motif, never letting you forget that this is a horror movie. Plus, what gore is onscreen is enough to garner approval from any visceral driven horror fan. Overall I really liked "Perfect Skin". This isn't usually my subgenre, but the story, and characters are so real any one from ripped-from-the-headlines thriller fans to giallo inspired hardcore fans can get into it. Add to that some great cinematography and sweet music score and "Perfect Skin" is one to watch. My only negative would be that I didn't care for the ending- the last few frames. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young Polish woman's relationship with a mysterious tattoo artist takes a sinister turn as she becomes increasingly fascinated by him.
Director
Kevin Chicken
Producer
Fiona Campbell, Cordelia Plunket
Screenwriter
Kevin Chicken, Dusan Tolmac
Production Co
KEW Media Group
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 21, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m
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