Deerskin

audience Reviews

, 68% Audience Score
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    A wholly unconventional film, remarkably original, and oddly humorous! From a certain perspective, it also qualifies as a work of art.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    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.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    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.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    fun lil French flick
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    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
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    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.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    I just do not see the point.
  • Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
    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.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    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.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    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.