We're gonna need a bigger fly swatter

Rating: Null/10 (18 September 2005)

The Fly is gross-meister David Cronenberg's grisly remake of the 1958 original. Genius scientist Jeff Goldblum invents a teleporter; a device to transport matter. He shows it to a reporter, lovely Geena Davis who falls in love with him. Alas, Goldblum tests the device by transporting himself, with horribly disastrous results. Be warned. The Fly is not for children. Not since John Carpenter's The Thing have there been such gruesome effects. The Fly is a well-made movie but certain scenes are hard to watch and the ending is a downer. Goldblum's performance was recognized as Oscar-worthy, and it is, but since it's a horror role its importance was lessened in the eyes of the academy and so he was passed-over. I don't think The Fly is as philosophical a movie as some make it out to be. I think it's a flat out horror film and it succeeds. The Fly creature is well done and the entire film is very unsettling, as you'd expect from Cronenberg. The Fly is a superior horror film that should be seen by horror fans, but is not for children or people who cannot watch gross-out films.