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Blake Edwards, mining the same territory as in his 10, Micki and Maude, The Man Who Loved Women, and That's Life, (not to mention Blind Date), once again deals with male mid-life menopausal angst. Zac... read more read more...h (John Ritter) is a novelist suffering from writer's block, spiraling downward in a sea of women and booze. To illustrate the depths to which Zach's life has sunk, the film begins when his mistress catches him in bed with another woman. Then his wife walks in. As a result, his wife leaves him. Things keep getting worse --his agent is dying, his house burns down, and he gets picked up for drunk driving. But in spite of his despair, he can't help chasing women, engaging in a series of bedroom misadventures with a collection of women --including a female body builder; a woman who likes to set pianos on fire; and the girlfriend of a rock star who suggests that he wear one of her boyfriend's glow-in-the-dark condoms. Helping Zach regain control of his life is Barney the lawyer (Vincent Gardenia) and Dr. Westford (Michael Kidd), a helpful psychiatrist. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Blake Edwards, Edwards

Release Date: March 3, 1989

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  • fb100002359227440
    May 7, 2011
    fb100002359227440
    Blake Edwards tenta repetir Mulher Nota 10. O que não funciona.
  • cancercapricorn2002
    June 24, 2010
    cancercapricorn2002
    "Skin Deep" is not only one of Blake Edwards' very best films, it is probably his most successful combination of comedy and drama to date. Edwards wants to have it both ways and it succeeds.

    The film stars John Ritter as Zach Hutton, a one-time famous, best selling author who ha... read mores stumbled. He is quick to blame it on writer's block, but he has other problems. He drinks excessively. He womanizes even more excessively. His wife has left him after finding him in bed with his mistress' hairdresser. (No, I'm not spoiling the film for you; Edwards makes this all clear in the first 12 minutes) Hutton then sets out on a mission to get his life in order and gain his wife back.

    Right there, "Skin Deep" resembles another film, Paul Mazursky's great "Blume in Love". But Edwards takes some turns that Mazursky never even considered. Yeah, Zach wants his wife back, but does he want to change? The answer could be no, but I'm not saying yes either. As in his best films, Edwards never gives any easy answers to the questions he asks and he simply records an existence.

    I've made "Skin Deep" sound awfully serious. But I want to say that "Skin Deep" is one of the funniest Edwards films I've ever seen. There are sequences here that rival the best Panther films in terms of hilarity. The house fire. The glow-in-the dark condoms. The electrical therapy sequence. The tsunami warning. His sleepover at his best friends' house, but I can't list them all. I want you to discover some as well.

    I have to give special mention to John Ritter. Most people had written him off as Jack Tripper from his hit TV series "Three's Company", but he had developed into a fine actor with roles in "Sling Blade", "Unnatural Causes" and "Nowhere". Here, he finds the right tone for all of his scenes. He can go from comedy to drama and always be convincing. It's a brilliant performance and it was a real shame the Academy couldn't recognize it. He is a actor who passed away to soon.

    "Skin Deep" marked a milestone for Blake Edwards. At the time of its' release, 1989 was his 50th year in show business. I've always been an admirer of his work and it gave me great pleasure to see that he still has it in him. It is also kind of sad that Edwards followed this masterpiece with the lackluster "Switch". To sum up here, this is a film worth checking out if you can find it. A very high recommendation.
  • DrLappos
    September 5, 2008
    DrLappos
    I saw this when I was quite young and enjoyed it but I think I missed some of the subtley...lol...good movie.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 18, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    Worth watching just to see the guys running around in the dark while wearing glow in the dark condoms
  • scorpnqn27
    May 8, 2007
    scorpnqn27
    the best scene(s) are the condom scene and the electro shock therapy scene. if you haven't seen it you should...oh yeah, this one is on that list too

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 28, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Probes the life of a compulsive womanizer. Full Review

Widgett Walls
August 19, 2004
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

A very funny movie. I had almost given up hope on Edwards by this point.

Rob Thomas
October 23, 2003
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A sex farce with more smarm than charm.

Ken Hanke
August 7, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Yet another nail in the coffin of Edwards' reputation

John J. Puccio
July 9, 2002
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...a sporadically amusing, mainly tiresome television sitcom spiced up to R-rated, sex-farce status for the big screen.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
July 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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