"Be afraid. Be very afraid."

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2012)

From the striking opening credits sequence to the emotional finale, David Cronenberg (SCANNERS, VIDEODROME) transforms a standard '50s B-movie into a dark, contemporary tale of playing god with devastating results.
Long before becoming a pop-cultural punch line, Jeff Goldblum brings his twitching expressions into the role of Seth Brundle. The reclusive, but eccentric scientist has conducted a teleportation experiment in what is considered to be the coolest apartment loft in the history of cinema. Until one day, Brundle's human molecules accidentally blend in with an ordinary fly while he is inside the booth!
Goldblum and then-squeeze Geena Davis shared plenty of memorable chemistry together in the much-talked about scenes in the movie. Two scenes in particular: the Poetry of Steak and the Sugar-Rush Cappuccino scenes. One-time Coen brothers regular John Getz is an unforgettable riot as Davis' ex-boyfriend/editor. I wouldn't consider him to be a comic relief by all means, but whenever he came on screen the film's black humor comes in full form.
The groundbreaking make-up effects from Chris Walas are outstandingly frightening to the ninth or possibly tenth degree. There is a saying in film circles. If someone is going to remake a film, do it differently and that's what Cronenberg did with THE FLY.
When watching this movie, just stop and think to yourself, "Be afraid. Be very afraid."