Saw Mysterious Skin last night. I’d heard rave reviews about it, which it far exceeded. Probably the most painful, punch in the gut movie about child abuse that I can recall seeing. Which is why it really needs to be seen. I don’t think the topic has been handled so unapologetically on film. …but I cliche. (FYI: If you’re looking for the worst, most sensationalized flick on child abuse, you can look no further than the dramatization of J.T. Leroy’s The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. Worst. Movie. Ever.)
I never though much of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s acting before, but he’s a character actor for real, dude. No more ‘Angels in the Outfield’ for the boy, no sir. The DVD had some footage of Gordon-Levitt and his co-star doing a reading from the original 1995 book by Scott Heim, which is probably horribly boring for non-book folk, but I really dug it. I have the book wishlisted now. The parts the actors read from seemed to flow really well.
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This post was written by Jackie Corley on April 27, 2007
