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Good concept, poorly executed.

Absolutely the worst movie.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The film, where the noticeably handsome Alberto, a family guy is torn between the realities of being bisexual, has caused controversy worldwide. Truth is, it is just a display of how the damage that one's refusal to deal with their identity crisis causes hurt and pain to all persons involved or included in their lives. Both Diego and the wife of Alberto including his son's lives were vastly impacted by Alberto's identity crisis, both before and after his death. Diego, a seemingly openly gay character was forced to compromise his happiness and openness, to accommodate Alberto on his journey, in hopes that one day he'll be as comfortable as he is. Elena, his wife's happiness was also compromised, as even after she found out about the affair, she was still willing to work on things and Alberto, continued to lose her trust. This only because he had difficulties, within himself. The complex love and intense and heart-rending melodrama about a peculiar and suffering trio, seems very far from reality. It is however, a daily struggle for men and woman today. The passing of Alberto is arguably a very anti-climactic ending to the story, if however otherwise the story would have dragged out with the repetition of his actions, or he would have changed into a person he wasn't meant to be. The death doesn't take him away from any parts that make him the character he is but rather puts a defined ending to it.

I can only say that it is the first time I have watched a film of such a nature regarding homosexuality. I don't regard people as being lesser humans because of the choices they make in life because we all choose our own path so for me this is a first. I found that the main part of the film concentrated on cheating on ones partner and the sharing of grief. You still cheating whether its with the same sex partner or not and people that are close to you still get hurt any way even though you feel its all about you. I also feel that in the end sharing your grief with others doesn't need to be contained to specific sex people because people assume they will be understood better if they speak to the same type of people and the movie showed another view and worked just as well for those playing the role and I'm sure in real life the same reaction would be evident. I liked the movie but I wouldn't exactly show it to my class but that my opinion and there are so many others to consider

his Spanish exploration of love and family centers on Alberto (Jordi Molla from Blow and Bad Boys II). A successful family man at an aeronautics firm, he finds himself in a passionate love affair with Diego (Javier Bardem), a confident physician. Diego is comfortable with his homosexuality and is madly in love with Alberto. Alberto, who can't deny his love for Diego, doesn't want to admit that he is gay and struggles with his desires. Alberto's wife Elena (Ariadna Gil) tries to understand the reservedness and lack of sexual interest in her husband. When she finds out, she's not very happy about it, he is her true love and what will she do? A sudden event alters all three lives, leading to compassionate conclusion.I really like Adriana Gil, known in Spain for taking new, difficult roles, but Javier Bardem carries the show, I've never seen an actor express so much with his face and hands. Truly an amazing actor. Jordi Molla did a good job, but since he always plays a slimeball in American movies, it is hard to move past that character.This movie is like a pear. I've got a pear right now sitting on my desk, trying to ripen. I'm looking forward to the juicy, grainy pulp that will hopefully develop as it sits there. Often though, it doesn't fully ripen before some parts start to spoil, so you eat it a little underdone. That's how this movie felt. Some good situations pregnant with emotion, but not developed to the extent I would have liked. 6/10http://blog.myspace.com/locoformovies

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.