You won't be disappointed!

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

When I started watching this movie I saw a woman that was happy, happy to go home to her husband and child. Then there were signs that her husband, Alberto was cheating. I knew that Alberto was having an affair but with who was the question? when I found out that it was a male it was a complete shock. Was he gay? Throughout the film I wondered if he was gay or not? I realized that he is actually just using Diego for sex.Alberto's promises his wife that the affair will end yet, he still sees Diego. Somehow, I feel sorry for Diego because he has this hope that He and Alberto will be a couple. I thought that he doesn't want to hurt his wife nor Diego but I realized that his continuing this affair for his own pleasure. He wants the wife and child at home and the gay life behind closed doors.His wife tries to work through her marriage but he rejects her. On the other hand he gives Diego all this attention but no commitment. Diego just accepts the way Alberto treats him because he gets the attention and affection from Alberto.I think that Alberto uses Diego for the sex but somehow when they are alone he is soft and even tells Diego about his childhood.Alberto won't leave his wife because she familiar but he doesn't want to let go of Diego because he is actually Gay. I think that he hides behind women to prove that he is not gay.overall, i enjoyed watching the movie but it had some explicit sex scenes.

I found the second skin to be a interesting and insightful movie, as it shows the perspective of the main character but also shows the wife and Diego's perspective as well and you get a sense of their feelings as the movie progresses. I like how it shows the main characters conflict within himself as well as with his wife and Diego.I think it is sad that he cannot be himself, because he feels he needs to be what is expected of him. I find that it is the case with some people these days (not only in sexual orientation) where they feel they are force to be something they are not or change who they are not, just so that they can please other people.

I saw "Second Skin" at Kansas City's Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2002. The opening credits were beautiful; the photography and settings were luscious; the story started in a suspenseful and believable way; the characters were engaging (and MIGHTY easy on the eyes): I found myself thinking, "At last! I'm going to make up for some of the movies I've walked out on this week."Alas, come midway in the movie, things started to look increasingly hopeless. Then in the last twenty minutes or so, pure soap opera took over. I was actually cringing and crawling down into my seat with discomfort and dismay.I don't even know if I can say, "Nice try." The more I think about it, the more I think this film is based on and permeated with homophobia. A great pity--it started out so well.

This is a dramatic, very realistic story about the internal strife of a bisexual man, torn between his beautiful wife and child and his desire for romance with a Gay surgeon. Well photographed and directed with excellent music. Excellent beach scenery. Explicit sex scenes are well done. The emotional pain of the 'bisexual' man (more likely a Gay man who married to please his parents and conform to societal pressures) is very graphically and honestly portrayed. The damage that his refusal to deal with his identity crisis causes both his wife and his lover is also honestly shown. Javier Bardem is excellent as the surgeon and Adriana Gil as the wife is stunningly beautiful.