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Deerskin Reviews
A wholly unconventional film, remarkably original, and oddly humorous! From a certain perspective, it also qualifies as a work of art.
Película de bajo presupuesto que transcurre con mucha lentitud y donde todo lo que va a ocurrir es predecible. Particularmente el tema no me ha enganchado nada, cuenta la historia de un loco trastornado y de su interacción con personajes vacíos. Tal vez sea porque no me gustan las películas bizarras y esta lo es mucho.
This is a somewhat mysterious film - not really what I'd call a horror film, although it is unsettling at times and there are the ocassional moment that may make you want to look away from the screen but its by no means a constant jumpscare type film throughout. Its got quite a plodding feel to it for the most part, indeed the music played in the background is what you might hear on an old fashioned PI type show. It has a claustrophobic feel to it as well. I'm not entirely sure what to make of it - its bizarre but not unwatchable, with an intriguing main character. I'd recommend this if it sounds of interest, for the 'curiosity factor' alone although perhaps not to the extremely squeamish and I suppose the plot isn't 100% original but otherwise its an intriguing enough watch, yes.
This absurd and understated dark comedy featured a totally unique concept that worked best due to the quirkiness baked into the portrayal of the protagonist from Jean Dujardin. I was totally into the narrative overall but this somehow still dragged a bit at times, which is slightly alarming given the 77 minute runtime. 6.5/10
Probably one of the weirdest films you are ever likely to watch, must have cost about three euros to make. I would take some of the critical views with a pinch of salt. I certainly would not want to read too much into it other than law enforcement seems remarkably lax in some parts of France. The only other thing we learn is that these days it's remarkably easy to make a movie and no special skills are needed. But we all know that anyway. Yes it's a comedy, yes it's a bit of slasher flick. File under oddball. My only criticism is l would have had Eric Cantona playing the lead.
I just do not see the point.
The movie is too absurd for words. A man is obsessed with a fridged jacket that is 2 sizes too small. It is just stupid. Don't waste your time.
Unsurprisingly, Cineworld weren't showing Quentin Dupieux's new film about a man who becomes obsessed with his newly purchased deerskin jacket, to the point that he commits murder(s) in a bid to become the only person on the planet to own a jacket. I managed to see this at my favourite cinema, Chichester Cinema at New Park, and it was quite an experience. Dupieux is no stranger to the absurd, he is possibly best known for Rubber (2010) a film about a killer tyre. Deerskin is a different beast however; although very darkly comedic, the way in which the film is played completely straight faced is somewhat unnerving, to the point that when I laughed, I was worried that Jean Dujardin (brilliantly playing lead character Georges) was looking directly at me. Deerskin is only seventy seven minutes long, but it uses every second of it to produced a constant sense of unease, despite the film being highly amusing. Dujardin is excellently assisted by Adele Haenel, who he cons into giving him money to complete his 'film.' There are shades of Peter Strickland's In Fabric (2018) not just because of the potential murderous items of clothing, but because the two films are so tonally similar in terms of dark humour. On a personal level, somewhat bizarrely, the tassels of Georges' jacket reminded me very much of the leather tassels hanging from a leather bag on the front cover of Prurient's 2015 album Frozen Niagara Falls. The reason this resonated (apart from the fact I've recently been listening to a lot of Prurient) was because of the difficult nature of Prurient's work. It's very hard to classify, it can be difficult to understand, but it makes the music no less striking and impressive. Just like Prurient's output, Dupieux has created something highly original and hard to classify, and it makes for essential viewing.
An exceptionally deadpan black comedy with a flavouring of Nightcrawler. Unfortunately, the wonderfully weird premise of the film never truly gets into a full swing and the very short runtime leaves you feeling slightly unsatisfied. Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel (who I will be checking out more of) both put in great performances and certainly helped the film through. I'm still not quite sure I understood what the point or message that being conveyed here was, and that likely detracted from my enjoyment and appreciation.
A most enjoyable funny dark comedy from director Quentin Dupieux. Jean Dujardin is simply a pleasure to watch in this superb surreal arthouse film. Available now on HBOmax.
Enjoyable, fresh, exciting not knowing what is going to happen next. A+ Highly Recommended!
Quentin Dupieux's next to latest and a film surely suffering from the covid-thing. It's weird, but not that weird of you think of other things this man has done. It could have reached a bigger audience than his other films maybe except from "Rubber" that's had it's hype as a cult flick for a while. George is alone. He has lost his girl and he just wants to be alone. Be something special. He buys himself a jacket of deer skin, a really expensive one. Then he stays at a hotel for a long time, pretending to shoot a film - just to be someone. His jacket is his main drive. He should be the only one to wear a jacket like this. As a matter a fact, the only one to wear jackets. His film is suddenly turning into a jacket hunt - taking other peoples jackets. The humor hits me. It's fresh and stylish. Well acted and it has a nice color and it's constantly building on it's gimmick. The music is absolutely fantastic - old jazzy tunes, a samplers dream - even if many tracks are known classics. It's a shame it never got a bigger release or hype. This is his safest and probably best film so far, and I'm sure Dupieux knows this himself. 8 out of 10 clogged toilets.
Deerskin is a decent film. It is about a man's obsession with his designer deerskin jacket that causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime. Jean Dujardin and Adele Haelen give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Quentin Dupieux did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor.
Starts good then fizzles. Tries to be a comedy and a horror movie. It fails on both. Big waste of time..
Like Dupieux's Rubber, Deerskin is a wonderfully strange and hypnotically funny psycho-thriller with ideas bigger than its budget. The dangerous pursuit for recognition, the overwhelming obsession for originality, the romanticizing of the wild west, the personal peril of unchecked masculinity. Mostly, it's an endlessly compelling study of a truly unique psychopath, played by Dujardin with a droll, disarming creepiness. A steady and enveloping descent into madness.
Deerskin is a strange, absurd, surreal film. A small film that does to enough to keep you entertained even if feeling a little slight. At a breezy 77 minutes it's intriguing and beguiling, enough to keep you locked in. This weird little film is from French director Quentin Dupieux and stars Jean Dujardin as Georges, a man of mystery who starts the film spending a lot of money buying a deerskin jacket. Soon he is driving to a small French town where he holes himself up and meets Denise, a bar maid in the hotel. The plot of this short film is quite bizarre but here goes. As he tries to find more deerskin to wear he has a plan to rid the world of all other jackets. The jacket also 'talks' to him. Of course it's not all meant to be taken seriously. It's an absurd story designed purely I think to entertain and befuddle with its dark comedy. It might be slight but it's definitely worth a look. And the biggest strength is the charisma and acting chops of the two leads. Dujardin and Adele Haenel, who lights up the screen. For this alone the film makes for a worthwhile adventure.
A quirky, satirical, black comedy that isn't funny — at least, it didn't make me laugh. It might have been better as a short, but it doesn't work for a full length feature film. The acting is ok, especially from Adèle Haenel (Portrait of a Lady on Fire). It's very slow and very superficial in its attempts to explore its themes of narcissism and obsession. Tedious.