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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistBradley WarrenThe PlaylistBradley WarrenA hilarious and twisted festival amuse-bouche with tremendous cult appeal.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanA loopy entertaining WTF lark. ... The fact that it holds you, for 77 minutes, is a testament to the debauched rigor of Dupieux’s filmmaking.
- 80Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangAlthough ostensibly set in the present day, this odd, frightening and entrancing little movie seems stuck in a moment out of time.
- 80Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievAt barely over an hour, Deerskin packs quite a punch, and is bound to get under your skin.
- 75The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThe A.V. ClubA.A. DowdDeerskin is more of a twisted lark than anything else, but it hits on something meaningful—a first for a director who’s shown almost no prior interest in reality, even within a film called Reality.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenIn Deerskin, Quentin Dupieux mines the absurdism that is his signature with newfound forcefulness.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterThe modest running time ... means that it does feel a little slight and underdeveloped in places. However, there are enough sparks of originality and comic invention throughout to capture those in search of something winningly offbeat and unexpected.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijSlight but quite amusing ... But despite a few good gags and committed performances, the nagging suspicion that this eccentric concept would’ve worked better as a medium-length work or even a short remains.
- 40Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerA tedious mix of Reno 9-1-1 awkward humor and the queasy provocation in Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!, it felt like Dupieux was trying too hard, and Deerskin feels like the injection of the leather obsession just never quite meshes with the rest of the story.