Mysterious Skin (Original Theatrical Director's Cut) |  | Director: Gregg Araki
Actors: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue, Chase Ellison, George Webster
Studio: Strand Releasing
Category: DVD
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Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 37233
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NC-17
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 807839001754
EAN: 0807839001754
ASIN: B000ATQYQU
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: October 25, 2005
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Though the subject matter of Mysterious Skin is as sensational as that of Gregg Araki's other films (such as Totally F***ked Up, The Doom Generation, or The Living End), his direction is richer and more multilayered than ever before. Two Kansas teenagers named Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 10 Things I Hate About You) and Brian (Brady Corbett, Thirteen) share a childhood trauma--but their responses are radically different: Neil hustles tricks, while Brady, who can't remember what happened, believes he was abducted by aliens and left with "missing time." As both try to make sense of their lives and Brian struggles to find out the truth, Mysterious Skin builds to an emotional pitch that some viewers will find uncomfortable and others will find liberating. The characters of Neil and Brian have a fullness that lifts Mysterious Skin above most examinations of sexual abuse and trauma. Gordon-Levitt has been deservedly praised by the critics, but the entire cast--which also includes Bill Sage (Simple Men), Elizabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas), Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and Mary Lynn Rajskub (24)--turns in superb performances. A striking and powerful movie. --Bret Fetzer
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 Mysterious Dupe! February 23, 2010
David Barnes (DC)
I saw this movie in theaters when it was released,and I really enjoyed it,it was brutally honest,and touched on a subject I myself had hidden away for years. So when this Unrated directors cut became available,I was stoaked to buy it,thinking it may have some deleted or at least extended scenes in the movie,but this DVD is exactly the same as the theatrical version,save for some small extended scene clips in the special features! I feel robbed,as I already had the version released in theaters! Save the extra bucks they charge for the directors cut,and just buy the theater version.
 Mysterious Skin January 27, 2010
Crank2Lover
The movie "Mysterious Skin" is not an easy film to watch, but I feel that it is definitely worth it. It tells the tragic story of two children who share a traumatic experience and how it has affected each of their lives in very different ways. I recommend watching this movie. It's nice to see a movie that talks about traumatic things that most people act as if do not exist. It does exist, and it is something that is very heart gripping.
Mysterious Skin is a Movie not about skin. December 24, 2009
R. Lahrman (Indianapolis, IN)
This movie is not about skin. It's about a movie with Joseph Gordon Levitt
Review of Mysterious skin November 16, 2009
Carmen Sundberg (Stenstorp, Sweden)
This is the story about two boys who share the same past but get very different futures. From the start in the introduction you understand that this film is't one that is going to leave you unmoved.
The first boy Brian, knows that something happened to him when hi was about 8 but don't remember and therefor develops an obsession to find it out and comes to the conclusion that he was abducted by aliens.
The second boy Neil lives a complete different life. He was molested by his baseball coach and has in his teens found an "easy" way of making money, hustling.
The story follows Neil and Brian from childhood to ado lessons, through heartache and denial, unknowing and finally discovering the truth.
This movie leaves you hanging desperate for what possibly can be in the future for these two extraordinary people.
Darkly Disturbing, Delightfully Deep October 13, 2009
Serious Inquirer (Jacksonville, AL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The film follows the lives of two boys who, at the age of 8, were molested by their little league baseball coach. The divergence in their personalities as they grow older is quite telling: one boy embraces what happened and longs to feel loved by a man, while his counterpart represses the scenario and becomes (as one character in the movie describes him) "asexual." Their reunion some 10 years after the fact ends in an intense and heart-pounding confrontation, amplified by a scene that can only be described as an exemplar of catharsis.
Both Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbett deliver amazing performances, exploring a range and depth of emotion often missing in film. Both young men portray their character's unique perspective on the world perfectly: Gordon-Levitt in a numb and even nihilistic fashion, Corbett as a naive and trusting soul who has been gravely injured at a deep, psychological level.
The film rests in the same category of cinema as works such as "The Mudge Boy" and "My Own Private Idaho." This is perhaps the most phenomenally dark gay-coming-of-age film to date!
The themes and issues of child molestation stand apart from those of homosexuality and the two are not confused, even in the minds of the protagonists. Gordon-Levitt's character is avowedly gay while Corbett's is not. The clear distinction between pedophilia and homosexuality is both welcome and refreshing.
Personally I am appalled at the 1-star rating some users have given this film for its content. The film is graphic, disturbing, and shockingly provocative. Yet the characters are believable and likable over-all, the direction is superb, and the whole work is enthralling.
Michelle Trachtenberg and Jeffery Licon deliver sound performances in their respective supporting roles.
Five stars are given because Amazon won't allow me to give six.
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