73
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ColliderChase HutchinsonColliderChase HutchinsonA descent into darkness that will swallow you whole, In My Mother’s Skin is a beautiful and brutal work of historical horror with visuals that will echo through your mind.
- 80Film ThreatBenjamin FranzFilm ThreatBenjamin FranzSeek out In My Mother’s Skin, only if you wish to experience a grim, old-timey fairy tale. This one is guaranteed to give you nightmares.
- 80The New York TimesClaire ShafferThe New York TimesClaire ShafferTrue to classic folklore, this is a story that delivers fantasy and queasiness in equal measure.
- 77Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerRich with subtext and warring cultural iconography, it’s got body horror, religious doubt and enough delicious flesh to leave gorehounds completely sated. Colorful and bold, it’s a beautifully scary affair.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganA well-executed, unusual and historically-tinged horror [film] ... drenched in the atmosphere of Second World War colonial dread.
- 70VarietyMichael NordineVarietyMichael Nordine“In My Mother’s Skin” finds a rare sweet spot between story-book nightmare and historical allegory.
- 67The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpWhen a horror movie goes out of its way to make its viewers feel as terrible as “In My Mother’s Skin” does, then that movie might just as well make feeling terrible worth it. Dagatan’s eye for gnarly practical and CG effects is buttressed by solid visual sensibilities, occasionally hamstrung by stray washed-out nighttime sequences, and wicked morality.
- 65SlashfilmBarry LevittSlashfilmBarry LevittWhile the atmosphere, visual effects, and camerawork keep tensions high, the plot begins to wear thin.