Jonathan Glazer 's ( Birth , Sexy Beast ) first film in 10 years, Under the Skin , follows an alien seductress ( Scarlett Johansson ) who preys upon male hitchhikers along the roads of Scotland. Glazer's completely silent, chilling opening, and classic sci-fi moment in space sets the tone for this imaginative and mysterious film. Under the Skin can be classified as a sci-fi art film. It deals with the pleasurable unknown, devoid of reason, yet artfully capable of attaining it. Glazer uses an eerie score and intrusive noises to dance behind his mesmerizing science fiction thriller. Under the Skin has a genuine Kubrick aura; there are even hand-picked shots in direct homage to the late great. Glazer uses rapid images of city life, possibly critiquing consumerism through an alien's eyes. Skin has a lack of dialogue and character names, focusing on Johansson's mostly silent luring of men while she lives under the skin of a woman who's skin she's taken across a