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03/26/09
The Fly (1986)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:41
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: David Cronenberg combines his trademark affinity for gore and horror with strongly developed characters, making The Fly a surprisingly affecting tragedy.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: David Cronenberg's remake of the 1958 classic transcends its genre to become a moving portrait of a man and his lover attempting to come to terms with his physical disintegration. "The Fly" stars... [More]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Les Carlson
Director: David Cronenberg
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Reviews for The Fly
...a film that tries to be too many things at once -- funny but not campy, sad and scary, a horror story and a human tragedy...
05/20/03
Instead of being a pretty good cautionary fable about the limits of technology, it's a show-and-tell in fifth grade biology.
02/28/02
Image so much subverts intention that Jeff Goldblum's tragic flyperson finally seems more ludicrous than affecting, voyeuristically bizarre.
06/05/07
No review available.
07/30/02
The remake opts for a slow metamorphosis from man to fly that develops as a disease might. This gives Cronenberg time to examine the implications of such a process, meditating upon our fear of disease, death and change.
07/30/03
The playful, quirky chemistry between Goldblum and Davis in the first half of the movie ensures that this gothic horror is heartbreaking as well as stomach-churning.
01/26/06
Cronenberg's most triumphant and accessible film to date.
09/24/07
Firmly rooted in the type of film he does best, Cronenberg unleashes a series of nauseating effects as Goldblum transforms into a fly over a period of weeks.
01/01/00
It's gross, scary and well made.
07/25/01
No review available.
08/22/03
Kafka would have loved it.
11/04/05
No review available.
12/18/02
No review available.
02/22/04
It left me itching for something less warped to identify with than a human fly.
02/13/07
No review available.
06/26/05
David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the sci-fi schlockfest The Fly is celebrated as perhaps the most perfectly balanced of the director's pre-prestige films.
10/20/05
No review available.
12/31/04
No review available.
07/23/04
Latest News for The Fly
November 05, 2007:
Cronenberg Seeks The Talking Cure
Tired of remakes, sequels, and videogame/comic book adaptations? David Cronenberg's next project might be of interest to you. Particularly if you have a degree in psychiatry. More...
May 23, 2005:
Time Magazine Names the Top 100 Movies Ever Made
Time Magazine film critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel have put together a list of the All-Time Top 100 Movies. Lists like these are usually the domain of the American... More...
May 17, 2005:
Trailer Bulletin: "A History of Violence"
Thanks to the official Cannes Film Festival website for posting the all-new trailer for David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence." The New Line Cinema release, which... More...
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