57
Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerThis is a film about anger, shame and helplessness, and it offers no answers, merely hard questions and angry challenges.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA wrenching, uncompromisingly bleak film, but its stars, who include talented newcomer Noah Watts as Mogie's son and Lois Red Elk as the brothers' staunch aunt, fill the screen with warmth, humor and spiritual yearning in the face of hardship and tragedy.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertTo see this movie is to understand why the faces on Mount Rushmore are so painful and galling to the first Americans. The movie's final image is haunting.
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannHas a desolate air, but Eyre, a Native American raised by white parents, manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor.
- 70Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloThis first generation of Native American movie directors has already managed to make great strides: While prodding the collective conscience of the U.S. mainstream with their disturbing views of the reservation, they have also opened the door to a vibrant spirit world unknown to all but a few.
- 70Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterAs coherent storytelling, Skins isn't that tightly wrapped, but as an excoriating look at the plight of the modern American Indian, it bites hard.
- 70Chicago ReaderBill StametsChicago ReaderBill StametsGreene delivers a wrenching performance, and like "Smoke Signals," the film ends with a cathartic, triumphant flourish.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe story gets off to a slow start after its riveting documentary-style introduction, but heartfelt acting and unexpected plot twists eventually give it solid dramatic impact.
- 40VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyHas a patched-together feel, and its aims as human drama, social documentary and vigilante movie are never quite reconciled.