This is a movie that completely flew under the radar. I didn't even stumble across it on IMDb or because of a Netflix recommendation. It was mentioned on Ebert & Roeper as they were discussing Joseph Gordon-Levitt possibly becoming one of our next great actors. After watching this and Brick I am inclined to agree. Gordon-Levitt has continued working steadily since 3rd Rock from the Sun but without, apparently, taking any role just to get a paycheck. He's choosing risky, challenging stuff.
Mysterious Skin is a disturbing character piece following two young men who happened to be on the same Little League team ten years earlier. One has become obsessed with UFO's, convinced he was abducted as a child, the other, Gordon-Levitt, has become a gay male prostitute. The former's search for answers leads him back to his Little League days and his old teammate. This is a spectacular movie, but is not for everyone, earning its NC-17 rating for explicit sex and pedophilic scenes.
A quick side note - as a Kansan, I was excited to learn that the novel this movie is based on was written by a 1985 Little River graduate who was born in Hutchinson. The movie is set in Hutch, with the characters taking a couple trips to Inman.
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