American Skin (2021)
Storyline
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
Directors
Writers
Cast
Larry Sullivan, AnnaLynne McCord, Omari Hardwick, Rick Gifford, Beau Knapp, Nate Parker, Theo Rossi, Nicole Randall Johnson, Wolfgang Bodison, Mo McRae, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Dominic Bogart, Roman Mitichyan, James C. Burns, Mel Fair, Kristen O'Meara, Aaron Leddick, Michael Warren, Brighton Sharbino, Ryan Mulkay, Tony Espinosa, Markina Brown, Carl Collanus, Shane Paul McGhie, Milauna Jackson, Karibel Rodriguez, Allius Barnes, Hunter Bodine, Serene Branson, Sierra Capri, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, Steve Kuzj, Trinecia Moore-Pernell, Ceyair J. Wright
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Reviews
70
It’s a good movie: tense, bold, angry, empathetic, provocative, observant, morally engaged. And also, to be honest, a trifle gimmicky.
55
American Skin is worth seeing, for the issues Parker seeks to address, even if it only partially works in leaving a mark.
40
No one in real life speaks the way they do in this film. No genuine drama is this crudely ordered drama, with its telegraphed turnabouts and conveniently-placed confessions, all building to a stage-managed plea for tolerance and unity.
30
Well-intentioned but heavy-handed ... To be fair, while Parker's film lacks finesse and the writing too readily slides into bullet-point didacticism and self-righteous speechifying, it does go to some lengths to give both sides a voice, even if it inevitably stacks the deck.
30
Instead of lending immediacy, the padded-out documentary conceit only spotlights the stiltedness, and Parker falls short of building credible drama out of urgent issues.
