Skins

Year: 2002

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Eyre

Review

now this is a movie whose characters actually connect with the audience. i had an emotional attachment to at least three of the characters in the film and felt what they felt. some films fail to do even that (see below). beyond that the film commented on the condition of native americans in contemporary america. with such a weighty subject one might assume there would a tendency for the filmmaker to beat the viewer over the head with guilt or pity, but (at least to me) it didn’t come off like that at all. it wasn’t preachy and it didn’t beg for sympathy either. the beginning of the film placed the rest of the story in context and from there on it portrayed things fairly straight. as a result the sympathy and sadness that ensue are genuine, not plucked or squeezed out of the viewer. technically it wasn’t anything spectacular and that’s a good choice – crane shots or artsy montages would have drawn too much attention to the film and thus away from the story and characters. a well done film that’s worth watching for more than one reason. a strong .