Cronenberg coems up trumps!

Rating: 7/10 (22 July 2000)

Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) is a devoted scientist, working on 'teleportation-pods'. When he brings journalist Veronica (Geena Davis) home to his warehouse lab, he successfully teleports a babboon - after a few adjustments anyway . . . he turned the other one inside out. Next up is he himself; but a fly manages to get in with him and their genes are spliced together. CUE teeth-falling-out, extreme fitness and disgraceful manners. Cronenberg has never been better; balancing horrific gore with offbeat humour and a romantic streak that lets us sympathize with the two leads. Along with its thoughtful, pessimistic finale, ending on a somber note; it is perhaps a useful lesson in our present meddlings with genetic-nature.