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4/L DC1 SM Aura Premier McKinley Pkwy Taguig (02) 815 2872 sm-aura.com Peter Bradshaw, of  The Guardian , said it was " visually stunning and deeply disturbing " Jon Espino from TheYoungFolks.com praises the film, giving it 9 out of 10 stars and saying that it is "... easily one of the most visually haunting films of 2014 ." He says  Scarlett Johansson  gives a "powerful performance" but that "her entire performance would be diminished without the enthralling imagery to underscore it."  Daniel Rutledge's REVIEW UNDER THE SKIN(UTS) is a movie I appreciated after analyzing certain scenes and reading about the book.  There are things that were a bit confusing if one is not aware of Michel Faber's  novel .  I also read the spoilers  because I've seen the movie anyway .   I usually do not need to do that because I "get it" almost immediately, but this was different.  I missed a few scenes when I had to...

note to parents with little kids: Please don't bring your toddlers or young kids.  Even with your guidance, this is NOT a movie that toddlers or younger kids should see. source We bought tickets a day ahead(Wednesday, 20 November 2013).  On the day itself. Cinema 1 was filled to the brim.  Dad and I were waiting for this sequel since last year.  Like in 2012, it was supposed to be our Father-Daughter date, but mom tagged along this time.  Last year she said she could not fathom why people would enjoy watching a movie where the rich treated the poor people like animals and had fun watching these animals  kill one another, just like in olden times when people enjoyed seeing gladiators killing themselves.  "Mom, don't judge  the story that way..." So there.  She met  Katniss, Peeta, Prim, Gale et al for the first time.  She was so involved in the story that she even hated  President Snow. When p...