SKINCARE

Based on true events, Elizabeth Banks stars as Hope Goldman, the next big thing in Hollywood for the launch of her own skincare product line. She's been labeled an artist at her ability to pinpoint a persons age as well as make them look young again. However, a new competitor Angel (Luis Gerardo Méndez) moves in next door and begins poaching her customs from her before her line drops. From there, Hope begins experiencing a series of unfortunate events that appear too coincidental and begins to suspect that Angel may be behind them in the cutthroat business of skin care. I'm not sure how much of this is fact vs fiction, nor am I familiar with the original story that was the inspiration for this movie but it's enjoyable enough to sit through. The story never seems to lag or repeat itself, constantly progressing towards the finale but wasn't a huge shock as time wears on but still fulfilling enough to not be a let down. A nice sleeper of a movie that (hopefully) will find more of an audience when it begins streaming. 6.5/10