Skin
Directed by:
Guy NattivScreenplay:
Guy NattivCinematography:
Arnaud PotierComposer:
Dan RomerCast:
Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Bill Camp, Louisa Krause, Mike Colter, Sean Cullen, Vera Farmiga, Mary Stuart Masterson, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Kylie Rogers (more)Plots(1)
Jamie Bell stars as reformed skinhead Bryon Widner in this American biographical drama written and directed by Guy Nattiv. Having become a skinhead as a teenager, Bryon is one of America's most wanted white supremacists, is covered in racist tattoos and is part of a violent hate group headed by Fred 'Hammer' Krager (Bill Camp) and his wife Shareen (Vera Farmiga). When he becomes romantically involved with single mother Julie (Danielle Macdonald), Bryon decides to turn his back on his old lifestyle. However, Fred and Shareen, who treat Bryon as their son, are not so willing to let him leave the group. Subjected to harassment from his former acquaintances, Bryon works with the Southern Poverty Law Centre and the FBI to remove his tattoos in exchange for information on his illicit past. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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The motivation for the transformation from a committed skinhead into a good guy who starts to understand the evil that he has perpetrated is not sufficiently shown in the film. And the need to protect a single mother, with whom he becomes involved, arises too quickly. The screenplay could have used some stronger events leading up to this. Or it could have emphasized his doubts right from the beginning instead of having him do hateful fascist evil immediately in the opening scene. You spend the first half-hour wondering why you’re watching a film with such characters in it. Otherwise, however, the actors are good, the gang of Nazis and their behavior give rise to real goosebumps, and the film benefits from the fact that it’s based on actual events.
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