Skin Deep

Skin Deep (1989)

  • 42% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (2,668 ratings)

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. Zach (John Ritter) is a novelist suffering from writer's block, spiraling downward in a sea of women… More

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Blake Edwards
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 3, 1989 Wide
On DVD
Jun 4, 2002
Media Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Probes the life of a compulsive womanizer.

  • Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

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

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    A sex farce with more smarm than charm.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Yet another nail in the coffin of Edwards' reputation

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    The comedy in Skin Deep is little more than skin deep.

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  • Lucas M


    Blake Edwards tenta repetir Mulher Nota 10. O que não funciona.

  • David L


    "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… More

  • Barry L


    I saw this when I was quite young and enjoyed it but I think I missed some of the subtley...lol...good movie.

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