Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 5
A scathing indictment of the American medical system, Under Our Skin is timely, frightening stuff.
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1
A scathing indictment of the American medical system, Under Our Skin is timely, frightening stuff.
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The numbers are frightening: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 200,000 people may be infected with Lyme disease annually. Yet despite the fact that new cases of Lyme disease outnumber new cases of AIDS, West Nile Virus, and Avian Flu combined, this frightening malady seems to go virtually ignored in the mainstream media. In this documentary, filmmaker Andy Abrahams Wilson speaks with six Lyme disease patients and the small but dedicated group of physicians
Apr 1, 2008 Wide
May 1, 2010
Shadow Distribution
All Critics (31) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (5)
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.
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.
Frightening, powerful stuff.
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.
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.
Under Our Skin is a frightening documentary about Lyme disease, so called because it was first noticed in Lyme, Conn.
An infectiously persuasive account of chronic Lyme, a disease that has politicized the medical community.
What concerns Wilson is why there is so little public discussion of the most common vector-borne disease in the country, and why the disease has become so politicized and controversial.
Well-researched investigative medical documentary over the hidden story of Lyme disease.
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.
This far-ranging documentary is a real eye opener, presenting its wealth of information and analysis in a clear, well-flowing manner.
The film is certainly interesting, but considering its excessive running time, very little is given over to the opposing view...One doctor's court trial never makes it clear if any of patients had less than desirable results.
This compelling account of the explosive growth of Lyme disease grows to encompass all the peculiar politics, corruption and inertia of American medicine.
The medical establishment bows under a new disease and patients suffer while insurance companies look the other way.
Too overstuffed with conspiracy babbling and endless artsy nature photography to have a genuine impact.
A vital, insightful, brave and moving documentary that will wake you up and shake you up to the harsh realities of Lyme disease.
Only in its investigation into these downright evil motives does it take on the necessary role of activist, and...I wish it had gone further and deeper.
Definitively shows that chronic Lyme disease is a growing problem that has not been given a fair shake by the medical establishment.
Under My Skin is well-produced and engaging, but it's also anecdotal and conspiratorial, and damnably non-confrontational.
Really good. Really heartbreaking. Really good reason to stay indoors...
October 27, 2011Super Reviewer
It's the nurse in me that draws me to watch things like this. I never knew there was such controversy surrounding Lyme disease. Somewhat thought provoking - could Lyme disease be the cause of Alzheimers and other diseases? Is it psychosomatic? Was it responsible for the death of Jimmy Hoffa? (Ok, last question I
July 6, 2011
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