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

Perfect Skin
Promotional poster
Directed byKevin Chicken
Written byKevin Chicken
Dusan Tolmac
Produced byFiona Campbell
Cordelia Plunket
Starring
CinematographyJim Marks
Edited byEmilio Rey
Music byDan Bewick
Release date
  • 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) (FrightFest London)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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Release

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

Reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (28 June 2018). "FrightFest 2018: 19th Year's Line-Up Revealed With 20 World Premieres!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ Swope, Michelle (18 October 2018). "PERFECT SKIN Review: Hauntingly Beautiful Body Horror Guaranteed To Get Under Your Skin". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ Thurman, Trace (19 November 2018). "[Review] Richard Brake Delivers a Haunting Performance in 'Perfect Skin'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ Bitel, Anton (25 August 2018). "PERFECT SKIN FIRST LOOK REVIEW ARROW VIDEO FRIGHTFEST 2018". SciFiNow. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Newman, Kim (25 August 2018). "FrightFest review – Perfect Skin". The Kim Newman Web Site. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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