Perfect Skin (film)
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| Perfect Skin | |
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| Directed by | Kevin Chicken |
| Written by | Kevin Chicken Dusan Tolmac |
| Produced by | Fiona Campbell Cordelia Plunket |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jim Marks |
| Edited by | Emilio Rey |
| Music by | Dan Bewick |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Perfect Skin is a 2018 British horror thriller film directed by Kevin Chicken, starring Richard Brake, Natalia Kostrzewa and Jo Woodcock.
Cast
[edit]- Richard Brake as Bob Reid
- Natalia Kostrzewa as Katia Matuszczak
- Jo Woodcock as Lucy Dalton
- Kasia Kołeczek as Magda
- Jemima Bennett as Daisy Reid
- Oscar Bennett as James Reid
- Cameron Jack as D.I Craig
- Sartaj Garewal D.I Rez Kiyani
- Ben Peel as Customer in tattoo studio
Release
[edit]The film premiered at FrightFest in August 2018.[1]
Reception
[edit]Michelle Swope of Dread Central rated the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "Brake’s riveting performance, the direction, and the work of cinematographer Jim Marks make Perfect Skin absolutely mesmerizing."[2]
Trace Thurman of Bloody Disgusting rated the film gave the film a score of 3.5/5 and wrote that Chicken "has crafted a fascinating character study of a man driven solely by his obsession."[3]
Anton Bitel of SciFiNow wrote that the film "shows the unhappy entrapment and transformation of a Polish migrant in London".[4]
Film critic Kim Newman wrote that the film "boils down to another chained-up-in-the-cellar abduction exercise."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Barkan, Jonathan (28 June 2018). "FrightFest 2018: 19th Year's Line-Up Revealed With 20 World Premieres!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Swope, Michelle (18 October 2018). "PERFECT SKIN Review: Hauntingly Beautiful Body Horror Guaranteed To Get Under Your Skin". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Thurman, Trace (19 November 2018). "[Review] Richard Brake Delivers a Haunting Performance in 'Perfect Skin'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Bitel, Anton (25 August 2018). "PERFECT SKIN FIRST LOOK REVIEW ARROW VIDEO FRIGHTFEST 2018". SciFiNow. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Newman, Kim (25 August 2018). "FrightFest review – Perfect Skin". The Kim Newman Web Site. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.