The Brundle museum of natural history!

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2016)

It is a very well-made film where all aspects of film making come together to create the intended effect. Visual effects are stunning, specially makeup. A great horror movie needs a great score and the Fly has a great score portraying the tone of the story perfectly.
Jeff Goldblum gives one of the truly quintessential lead performances in his role of Seth Brundle- from his nerdy, awkward beginnings to his horrific demise in the final third. I won't spoil anything for the uninitiated other than to say this is like a superhero movie gone wrong. Instead of becoming selfless and heroic as a result of the splicing incident, he becomes hell-bent on self preservation.
The grotesque elements are there but they don't seem thrown in purely for shocks - there is a story resonating beneath the on screen mayhem and at no time does the film become too gross or too predictable. Cronenberg has a definite story to tell us and he weaves his magic to make the film both involving and satisfying. The special effects are extremely good and this isn't a film you should go into if you've got a weak stomach, but it is an enjoyable, horrifying and fascinating trip into what happens when something goes wrong in the lab, very wrong! Highly recommended, especially if you're a fan or even if you haven't seen this film at all.
Overall rating: 8 out of 10.