For a story steeped in such personal and cultural drama, the telling of it was strangely the opposite, keeping the audience at a distance and robbing the story, one really worth telling, of impact.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 12, 2019

There's something of a happy ending to this tortuous tale, but it's not completely satisfying.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 1, 2018

Sophie Okonedo beautifully portrays Laing as a confused and scared young woman who's forced to choose a color line, but not without her share of heartache and pain.

| Original Score: A | Sep 12, 2017

Intense family drama about race, identity during apartheid.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 17, 2011

The most remarkable elements of the true story of Sandra Laing survive intact, despite a rather unremarkable bigscreen retelling of her life.

| Aug 9, 2010

While it's important we never forget the horrendous evils of humanities past, Skin is sadly one social studies class too many.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 8, 2010

Something akin to a Sunday afternoon 온라인카지노추천 movie of the week.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 4, 2010

The storytelling maybe undistinguished but the performances power it.

| Jul 22, 2010

Performances are impeccable, and location shooting in South Africa adds to the power of an impressive true story.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 21, 2010

While conventionally told, this thought-provoking film features deeply moving performances and compels audiences to consider the issues it raises.

| Jul 19, 2010

An extraordinary story, one that only real life could invent... You won't forget this film in a hurry

| Jul 16, 2010

A haunting film that tells its unforgettable tale about a coloured girl, born to white parents in South Africa, with simplicity and heartfelt sentiment

| Jul 16, 2010

Based on a true story, Skin follows the life of a black-skinned girl born to white Afrikaners in a society where segregation is stronger than family.

| Mar 25, 2010

Laing's life, despite its inherent melodrama, does not automatically lend itself to the screen. And without the aid of a smart script or a prevailing sense of delicacy, a movie about her or apartheid risks being a blunt instrument.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 14, 2010

From an increasingly vibrant cinema about South Africa.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 13, 2010

Once the absurdity of the situation has been accepted, the film plays out like a made for television docu drama, with Sandra constantly challenged and overcoming...

| Original Score: B- | Jan 3, 2010

Provocative.

| Dec 15, 2009

Potent, still relevant and inspiring while maddening, Skin shows some of our best and much of our worst.

| Original Score: B | Dec 11, 2009

Every emotion is underscored with sugary music, every narrative plot progression telegraphed with the mechanical structural stiffness of a made-for-온라인카지노추천 movie.

| Dec 10, 2009

Great performances and a smart decision to avoid melodrama make Skin worth seeing but it's the small things that hold it back from being truly great.

| Nov 13, 2009