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 Ted Raimi (Sam Raimi's younger brother) stars as Dennis Skinner, a serial killer who murders prostitutes and wears their skin. Despite the limitations of the script and the editing, Raimi actually plays the part rather well, and he has the appearance of a predatory geek. Skinner is not a perfect killer, however. He makes a few major mistakes such as returning to the scene of the crime and letting one of the prostitutes live. The "lucky" victim is played by a pouty Traci Lords; although she is bald and disfigured on one side of her body, she is healthy enough to get revenge. The script goes from quiet and serious to darkly comedic, perhaps too comedic for its own good. Whenever Traci Lords chases Raimi, he imitates Daffy Duck by going "Woohoo-woohoo-woohoo-hoohoo!" At one point, he even wears the skin from a black co-worker and talks in a voice like James Brown! After this minstrel horror show, Al Jolson must be rolling over in his grave. The sound is atrocious at times, and occasionally you're forced to read lips to figure out what the characters are saying. The editing is no better. As soon as Skinner initiates a murder, they immediately cut to a scene of skin being sliced under some green lighting. This slicing scene is used several times, and this has the detrimental effect of trivializing the murders. Fortunately in the middle of the movie, they remember to leave in a very gruesome part where a mask of skin is being peeled off of a victim's face. Beyond that, the movie goes downhill and bottoms out with a weak ending. The bottom line: "Skinner" is not highly recommended, despite a particularly gory scene and a rather interesting cast. |
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