In Skin Deep, a large, lovable, lonely heart named Maureen
Mulligan gives romance one last shot on a blind date with sweet, awkward
Joseph Spinelli; she’s learned to pepper her speech with jokes to hide
insecurities about her weight and appearance, while he’s almost
dangerously forthright, saying everything that comes to his mind. They
both know they’re perfect for each other, and in time they come to admit
it. They were set up on the date by Maureen’s sister Sheila and her
husband Squire, who are having problems of their own: Sheila undergoes a
non-stop series of cosmetic surgeries to hang onto the attractive and
much-desired Squire, who may or may not have long ago held designs on
Maureen, who introduced him to Sheila. With Maureen particularly
vulnerable to both hurting and being hurt, the time is ripe for all
these unspoken issues to bubble to the surface.