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Under Our Skin
Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marjorie Baumgarten
    78
    The information it presents is eye-opening for medical consumers and health professionals of any stripe. And the film incidentally makes a great case for health care reform.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    The movie is frightening not only because of the severe effects the ailment can have on the human body but also because it shows that many doctors are unable to diagnose, let alone treat, the malady.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Justin Berton
    75
    We may not get to argue both sides of the debate, but Under Our Skin stirs the deepest emotions and reveals the most unsettling truth: We're all vulnerable to a tick bite, sure, but it's the health care system that really gets us in the end.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    75
    This compelling account of the explosive growth of Lyme disease grows to encompass all the peculiar politics, corruption and inertia of American medicine.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sarah Sluis
    70
    Both informative and persuasive, Under Our Skin targets both the heart and brain to advocate for the Lyme disease community.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    70
    Frightening, powerful stuff.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    70
    Scary enough to make the faint of heart decide never to venture into the woods or to lie on the grass again without protective covering.
  8. Variety
    Reviewed by: Alissa Simon
    70
    Takes a creative, humanistic approach that makes the complex material dramatic and visually interesting.
  9. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    70
    Under Our Skin has a major ax to grind, but if even half of what it alleges is true, it's more deeply terrifying than any slasher film you'll ever see.
  10. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joel Brown
    50
    Heartbreaking stories of patients suffering life-shattering illness make Under Our Skin compelling. It would have been an even better movie if the filmmakers had been more diligent in following the money.
  11. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    50
    Andy Abrahams Wilson builds a decent, if stylistically dull, case that Lyme disease is far deadlier and more neurologically debilitating than most doctors want to admit.
  12. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    50
    Well-produced and engaging, but it's also anecdotal and conspiratorial, and damnably non-confrontational.
  13. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    40
    Wilson overstuffs the film with endless artsy shots of nature.
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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. BethC.
    8
    It's not as entertaining as Michael Moore's film on the health care system. Yet this is a compelling, frightening film about a real disease that many in the medical business would like to sweep under the carpet. You come to care about the people profiled in this film, both the sufferers and the courageous doctors who take on these patients, at risk of losing their medical licenses.… Full Review »
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