Fresh
Gone is the gloomy nihilism of The Doom Generation and The Living End, replaced by a melancholy, but hopeful, affection toward people with the capacity to overcome tremendous psychological trauma.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Mysterious Skin
Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.
2005 · 1h 45m · Unrated
Drama
Directed by
Gregg Araki
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Mysterious Skin
Overview
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Director and cast
- Gregg Araki Director
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Neil McCormick
- Brady Corbet as Brian Lackey
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Wendy Peterson
- Jeffrey Licon as Eric Preston
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Avalyn Friesen
- Elisabeth Shue as Mrs. McCormick
- Lisa Long as Mrs. Lackey
- Bill Sage as Coach
- Chase Ellison as Neil (Age 8)
- George Webster as Brian (Age 8)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Araki's best film in a long time.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
The audience has gotten the point roughly 90 minutes before the characters do.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Manages to deal with its raw, awful subject matter in ways that are both challenging and illuminating.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
This is a challenging and ultimately moving film that deserves to find a like-minded audience.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
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