Perfect Skin (film) explained

Perfect Skin is a 2018 British horror thriller film directed by Kevin Chicken, starring Richard Brake, Natalia Kostrzewa and Jo Woodcock.

Cast

• Richard Brake as Bob Reid
• Natalia Kostrzewa as Katia Matuszczak
• Jo Woodcock as Lucy Dalton
• 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

The film premiered at FrightFest in August 2018.^[1]

Reception

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FrightFest 2018: 19th Year’s Line-Up Revealed With 20 World Premieres!. Barkan. Jonathan. 28 June 2018. Dread Central. 29 January 2024. 29 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142625/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/277417/frightfest-2018-19th-years-line-up-revealed-with-20-world-premieres/. live.
2. Web site: PERFECT SKIN Review: Hauntingly Beautiful Body Horror Guaranteed To Get Under Your Skin. Swope. Michelle. 18 October 2018. Dread Central. 29 January 2024. 16 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230716014305/https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/283941/perfect-skin-review-hauntingly-beautiful-body-horror-guaranteed-to-get-under-your-skin/. live.
3. Web site: [Review] Richard Brake Delivers a Haunting Performance in ‘Perfect Skin’]. Thurman. Trace. 19 November 2018. Bloody Disgusting. 29 January 2024. 29 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240129144903/https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3533497/review-perfect-skin/. live.
4. Web site: PERFECT SKIN FIRST LOOK REVIEW ARROW VIDEO FRIGHTFEST 2018. Bitel. Anton. 25 August 2018. SciFiNow. 29 January 2024. 29 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240129145104/https://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/perfect-skin-first-look-review-arrow-video-frightfest-2018/. live.
5. Web site: FrightFest review – Perfect Skin. Newman. Kim. 25 August 2018. The Kim Newman Web Site. 29 January 2024. 29 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240129145218/https://johnnyalucard.com/2018/08/25/frightfest-review-perfect-skin/. live.