72. COLD SKIN (2017)

COLD SKIN

Language       -       English (France, Spain)

Genre             -       Horror, Mystery

Director         -       Xavier Gens

*ing                -       Ray Stevenson (Gruner), David Oakes (Friend)

IMDB Rating -       5.9/10

PLOT

                                In the year 1914, a young man arrives in an island to replace the position of a weather observer. The only other inhabitant in that island is Gruner, a Marine technician living in a watchtower. Gruner behaves strangely to the young man and says that his predecessor went missing in a day. As the Youngman started his life in the island by living in the house by the side of the sea, a mysterious creature attacks him in the night. He manages to escape from it and asked the help of Gruner but he neglects him, but in the next night it came with reinforcement and attacks him again. He sets fire and escapes from the nightmare. This time he offers ammunition, supplies and ration to Gruner so he allows him to stay inside. Gruner calls the young man as “Friend” The two man must defend themselves from the strange creatures. Under extreme tension, and without knowing the reason of the creatures attack they must survive with limited possibilities till the next ship lands.

MY VIEW

                                Cold Skin is a 2017 movie which is based on Albert Sánchez Piñol 2002 novel of the same name. It’s a slow movie which need some patience to watch, at the same time it creates some amount of tension in various portions. In the beginning it feels like a horror thriller later it changes into a survival thriller and last it becomes a drama. It begins strongly by developing tension in the story with strange creatures, but later it lacks pace. Cold Skin” never tells us much about “Friend” or the creatures or Gruner and feels like missing many elements. But it is filled with stunning visuals, and scenic beauty of island. The refreshing beauty of Canary Islands and Iceland is purely shown in the movie. It excels in the technical side of the movie.

VERDICT

                                It doesn’t get proper theatrical release and have low rating among many reviewing sites. But it is not such a bad movie. Some may find it as a different treatment among the movies which deals with monsters. If you approach this movie not as a typical huge budget Hollywood film, you may get a better experience.

Movie Trailer- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034385/videoplayer/vi943175705?ref_=tt_ov_vi