Somehow [Gens] turns the vacation destination of Lanzarote into the ends of the Earth, and you'll feel that chill on your soul.

Cold Skin doesn't have anywhere satisfying to go or anything fresh to say.

The actors... invest their roles with conviction and craft, even if the story ultimately doesn't quite reward such seriousness of approach.

While the film is genuinely horrific at times, some underwhelming special effects occasionally blight the exquisite imagery. The story, too, falls flat, with few surprises and little to ultimately say about war or the human condition.