Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Fantastic!

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

After watching the exceptionally powerful acting in "Downfall", I was subconsciously hoping for the same performances in this film. But nah, the acting was pretty wooden and I ended up not caring about anyone! As far as thrillers go, this was pretty good but not what the hype made it out to be. Didn't actually see any victims being skinned for their tattoo either, only the aftermath on corpses. Had me hooked in and interested but as a fan of more hardcore horror/thrillers, I'd only recommend this to easily offended/disturbed viewers (due to lack of graphic nature) looking for a decent enough Saturday night in with a big bag of noisy Doritos.

When the police raid an underground rave, newly graduated police officer Marc has to make himself (and his drugs) scarce. However, his stash is uncovered by Detective Minks who presents Marc with an ultimatum: join the homicide team in a particularly gruesome and dangerous serial murder case or lose his fledgeling career. Marc is soon aware that Minks' missing daughter holds the key to a grisly trade in decorated human skin and faces a sole operation to protect the innocent in danger and expose the head of the organisation...Dark and stylish, this brooding psychological 'Se7en' style thriller will make your skin crawl as it twists and turns its way towards an unforgettably chilling climax.

I saw this movie and was fascinated of the courage od these German film makers. Such a provoking movie is rare in our cinemas and therefore very important. Maybe, Tattoo will change the German market toward American standards. But in my opinion the movie was too hard for people under the age of 16.Because I was overwhelmed of this new direction in Germany, i give the film 9 out of 10. Great entertainment á la "Se7en" and "Licence of the Lambs".

Lynn is a woman with a very delicate and exclusive japanese tattoo on her body. The art and class of the tattoo is so fine that a collector pays enormous amounts of money to obtain the skin art. That means ripping it of the living body in Lynn's case.This is a German crime-movie about two cops (and not the ordinary ones) solving the mystery of the 12 missing bodies/tattoos. Who is the collector, and how can they get in touch with him?The estethic of the movie is beautiful if you ask me. Though it is very in-your-face and raw to some people I can belive. Flames of fire and blood is the theme in contrast to stiff, clean German architecture.I enjoyed this movie a lot and it was althrough an exiting piece of art./Maria