The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Cold Skin
Horror · Fantasy · Drama · 2017
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
Movie details
Cold Skin
“We are never too far from those we hate”
2017 Horror · Fantasy · Drama 1h 46m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Cold Skin?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Xavier Gens
Written by
Jesús Olmo · Eron Sheean
David Oakes
Friend
Ray Stevenson
Gruner
Aura Garrido
Aneris
Winslow Iwaki
Senegalese
John Benfield
Captain Axel
Ben Temple
Naval Officer
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Iván González
New Weather Official
Court is in session
Put Cold Skin on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.