A left turn ****SPOILERS!!!****

Rating: 8/10 (25 April 2004)

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Being a fan of well done sci-fi/horror films I must say that this film gets better every time I see it.
I agree with another comment from these discussion boards that the reason this film works is because of it's setup. If you were to watch the first 25-30 minutes of the film (without knowing the film's title) you would not think that this was going to turn into a monster film.

By the time it does getting into the 'monster' half of the film we are involved with the story (or lack of) and these characters. It was a smart move to begin the film in such a way and then stay with the characters instead of having massive amounts of killing and rampage (the only character that does die is in fact 'The Fly'). And by the time he(it) does die we are just as emotionally drained and spent as Geena Davis.

It was a definite left turn in comparison from other films of this type which is why this sci-fi/horror/tragic drama is worth more viewings and remains for myself a classic of the genre.