I love thrillers, social and philosophical movies.
My reviews are my opinions. I am a writer who loves movies.
This could’ve easily been a 3.5-star movie if they hadn’t cast Saurabh Dwivedi as the villain. Seriously, who thought he could act?? Who was the casting Director? He singlehandedly ruined the film for me. Giving it 2.5 stars only because Saif Ali Khan carried it with his screen presence.
Devastating, layered, and genuinely unlike anything else i’ve watched in a while.
Mumtaz was the character that stayed with me the most, but performance-wise everyone was too good.
what really got me was the screenplay. the film constantly resists easy moral conclusions and never allows the audience the comfort of easy answers. it keeps destabilizing your assumptions about people, prejudice, and social reality. even the narrative structure feels designed to leave you psychologically unsettled.
The writing deserved every award imaginable. Such a fresh piece of ART.
A brilliant cinematic journey from the very beginning. It is poetic. It is philosophical. The colours, the frames and the symmetry, simply perfect. You can take a screenshot of any of the frame and keep it like a beautiful painting. The cinematography of Masao Nakabori is the best thing about this movie. The movie is slow paced, to add to the emotions of grief and helplessness.
Often characters are only seen in silhouette; several night scenes are only voices with…
Under the Skin is one of those movies that completely defies expectations. It’s one of the most original films I've ever seen, and honestly, I’m still processing it. Director Jonathan Glazer’s vision is bold and completely unique. From the eerie, atmospheric sound design to the way the film is edited, everything about it is top-notch. It’s definitely not your typical sci-fi. It's a chilling, unsettling experience that stays with you.
At the heart of the film is Scarlett Johansson, who…
