A horror that is also romantic and touching

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2006)

The Fly is one of the superior horror remakes. It blends horror, sci-fi, romance and drama and produces a terrific film backed up by solid performances and direction. This is probably one of the more underrated Cronenberg movies. I feel it deserves more praise as it is more than disgusting gory effects (although the movie has plenty)! The film won the Oscar for makeup effects but I think it got severely overlooked. Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis are great, the score is chilling and Cronenberg's direction is perfect.
A brilliant but odd scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) creates two telepods. After a few test subjects he tests himself, unfortunately, a fly was there with him. Everything seems fine at first, until the side-effects that matter really start to show and his life goes spiralling down the drain.
The Fly isn't really straight out horror. For you gorehounds out there, don't watch expecting heaps, there isn't. But when it comes, it is disgusting and it looks great. The acting, especially Davis and Goldblum, is fantastic. They really bring emotion to their characters and at the end feel sorrow for both of them. The direction and music are also good.
3½/5. "Be afraid. Be very afraid."