Scarlett Johansson
"Under the Skin" Will Get Under Yours
05/07/14 16:09 Filed in: Movie Review
![blogEntryTopper](under-the-skin-poster.jpg)
The other thing that was impressive to me about this movie, in addition to how well it is shot, is how the director does a lot with just suggestions. In one troubling scene, a couple drown at sea while their baby wails on the shore. Johansson’s character surveys the tragedy impassively, paying no mind to the crying baby on the shore.
But Johansson is not without some emotion, and when she falls on the street and is helped by strangers, she starts to reconsider her predatory ways. While on the prowl she encounters a severely deformed man who is very withdrawn. For some reason, Johansson has sympathy for this man and releases him from her trap. But this sets off a chain of events that leads to her being hunted down by the male alien. In her effort to escape, the movie slows down briefly has Johansson falls in with a human who gives her shelter and eventually tries to have sex with her (an unsuccessful endeavor). She flees his home and runs into the woods, only to encounter a human predator of a different flavor. The hunter becomes the hunted. Oddly, I actually had sympathy for this cruel alien by the end.
It’s a fascinating film and one I give a high recommend to, although I understand its art house trappings are not for everyone.
![Bookmark and Share](http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif)
Comments