Subtle and Fascinating, until the last fifteen minutes

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2010)

Jeff Goldblum mixes his DNA with that of a fly. Classic.
This will be a brief review because there isn't much to talk about. The performances and writing are very good, and the makeup effects are absolutely outstanding, and they make the movie. However, I was somewhat let down by the ending of this movie.
I still really liked it, but the film had a subtle way about the first two-thirds of the movie that I really appreciated. It was paced perfectly, and it built the sense of unraveling humanity that Goldblum's character experienced very well. However, once the fly itself is up-close and personal on-screen, it lost much of the dramatic gravity it was building. The fly was convincing enough, and the makeup was brilliant, but the film went from very well-made quiet sci-fi thriller to all out monster movie. I know that's what it's supposed to be and all, and it's well done for what it is, but what it started went in a different direction than I am a fan of.