Critic Reviews

A hilarious and twisted festival amuse-bouche with tremendous cult appeal.

A loopy entertaining WTF lark. ... The fact that it holds you, for 77 minutes, is a testament to the debauched rigor of Dupieux’s filmmaking.

Although ostensibly set in the present day, this odd, frightening and entrancing little movie seems stuck in a moment out of time.

At barely over an hour, Deerskin packs quite a punch, and is bound to get under your skin.

The most terrifying fashion film since The Devil Wears Prada, Deerskin is a deliciously ridiculous farce played largely straight. This is a jacket you will feel the benefit of.

The result is predictably crackpot and enigmatic.

The richness and strangeness of the comedy is somehow simply down to Dujardin’s frowningly serious and haughty face.

Dupieux is flogging no message. He’s inviting us to take risks on a ride that is as unpredictable as it is spooky. And it’s all done in under 80 minutes. There is nothing else like it out there.

At 77 minutes, it's short – but it will stay with you for a long, long time.

Dujardin plays it ingeniously straight, embarking on a violent rampage set to French lounge music.