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Second Skin
43
Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by
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80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Vera has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores.
75
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The gay sex in Second Skin is vividly displayed and erotically charged, while the heterosexual material is presented discreetly.
60
Variety
Variety
Starts out slow but ends up engaging both heart and mind, despite occasional slips into straight melodrama.
50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
So sudsy it should have been rinsed off before being allowed into theaters.
50
New Times (L.A.)
David Ehrenstein
New Times (L.A.)
David Ehrenstein
Vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them.
40
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
The movie is quiet, modest and sympathetic almost to a fault; its scenes of emotional discord, accompanied by a swooning, sniffling score, seem best suited to cable television. It's like a Lifetime movie about men.
40
L.A. Weekly
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly
Ernest Hardy
Lukewarm melodrama disappoints.
40
TV Guide Magazine
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide Magazine
Maitland McDonagh
Despite some strong performances, never rises above the level of a telanovela.
38
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
But by the time events unfold, viewers will most likely have given up on this melodramatic.
30
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
Apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap.
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