a hauntingly beautiful film and mysterious skin be a move film that endure through tragedy and heartbreak . not always an easy film to sit through and watch and but one that deliver a profound emotional experience . rise star joseph gordon levitt give a dedicated performance in a difficult role and make gregg araki film a memorable and powerful picture . a an eight year old and neil mccormick be sexually abuse by his baseball coach . it follow neil through the rest of his life and and a a teenager begin to sell his body for sex . brian lackey be a boy who and also at the age of eight and experience a traumatic event after black out for several hour and wake up to a bloody nose . believe he be abduct by alien and brian set out to investigate and uncover the mystery . he will discover more than he bargain for when he realize a deep connection with neil and who he play baseball with nearly ten year ago . to finally unlock the key to his past and brian desperately search for neil and who he hop will ultimately help him learn to cope with his troubled past . the art behind mysterious skin be how painfully realistic it be . similar film can often get carry away by sensationalizing event or leave you with an artificial end and which be completely opposite from the way skin work . for that and it may appear underwhelming or dull and but the effect couldn not be more different . it rely on script and character to tell the story and and they all achieve greatly . the subject of sexual abuse and prostitution be approach quite frankly and make skin that much more disturbingly real . it not a happy movie and it would not lift your spirit . it a very sobering experience that will leave you quietly while speak profound word . joseph gordon levitt be the star feature here with mysterious skin . his performance be steep with tragedy and a his character desperately try to attach mean to an act that have become empty and emotionless to him . his performance deserve more attention than it be give and but gordon levitt be clearly on the verge of break out after role in the outstanding brick and this year the lookout . brady corbet and michelle trachtenberg both deliver admirable and mature performance . a fantastic young cast who truly help lift this film to great height . mysterious skin take it viewer on a unique coming of age journey that about discover one self and and be comfortable in your own skin . a painfully honest look into the world of abuse and skin be an abnormally tender and genuinely heartfelt story . gordon levitt will wow you in a fantastic performance and a the film itself be a remarkable and note worthy achievement . this film will challenge you and but i highly recommend this bold picture to all of you .