Dans ma peau 2002

Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: A spellbinding, forceful film that refuses to be ignored. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: Is as unrelenting an exploration of isolation and dissociation as Roman Polanski's Repulsion. Read more

John Hartl, Seattle Times: Like most stories about addiction, it turns into a bit of a bore. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: As disquieting a portrait of psychosis as has ever spilled across the screen. Read more

Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times: Although it ultimately collapses under the weight of its repulsive imagery ... De Van's film is one of the few features in recent memory that explores violence intellectually, rather than to employ it simply for easy entertainment. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: I can't claim that I honestly 'enjoyed' it, yet perhaps it's a form of praise to say that In My Skin is an experience you won't easily shake. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: All you're left with is a bloody mess, in more ways than one. Read more

Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: Turns an Oprah-worthy subject -- female self-mutilation -- into a gruesome and surprisingly funny bit of Grand Guignol. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Not easy, but it is thoroughly cinematic and gripping. Read more

Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: If you can get beyond the ick factor, there awaits an accomplished movie in the tradition of David Cronenberg, in which the body's festering serves as a departure point for an exploration of what makes humans tick. Read more

C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle: A bloody mess. Read more

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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: As it is, it's a silly, if simultaneously deadpan and stomach-churning, psychological portrait of one crazy lady. Read more