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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasVera has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores.
- The gay sex in Second Skin is vividly displayed and erotically charged, while the heterosexual material is presented discreetly.
- 60VarietyVarietyStarts out slow but ends up engaging both heart and mind, despite occasional slips into straight melodrama.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSo sudsy it should have been rinsed off before being allowed into theaters.
- 50New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinNew Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinVera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe movie is quiet, modest and sympathetic almost to a fault; its scenes of emotional discord, accompanied by a swooning, sniffling score, seem best suited to cable television. It's like a Lifetime movie about men.
- 40L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyLukewarm melodrama disappoints.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDespite some strong performances, never rises above the level of a telanovela.
- 38New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoBut by the time events unfold, viewers will most likely have given up on this melodramatic.
- 30Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimApparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap.