An interesting mix of sci-fi, gore, and a reworked story/mythology

Rating: Null/10 (15 December 2000)

The original "The Fly" was a more poigant story of "man playing God" and in the process loses himself. About 28 yrs later, the remake approached the mythology of this classic from a new perspective. The filmmakers injected the story with more horror mixed in with the basic elemnts of sci-fi and the original story. I also felt that the movie's strongest point didn't lie in the special effects or reworked story, but the simple psychology of seeing "Brundle" not turned into a fly instantously, but fusing with it on a genetic level, to watch him slowly turn into a creature the world has never seen. The makeup effects are just awe-inspiring as well as a bit overdone. That is probaly the weakest point of this movie. I think the filmakers went a little far in empasizing the changes we see in Goldblum's character. I liked the gore, but near the end, it got a little too weird and flat-out disgusting. Other than that, the performances are good, especially Jeff Goldblum's,who is the centerpiece of this film and holds it together to the very end. Overall, a good movie, but it could've been better without the gore-overkill