Even though the movie is from 1986, you'll not really notice it.

Rating: 7/10 (18 October 2004)

The problem with horror movies is that they get dated very quickly. The version of 'The Fly' that I saw was shot in 1986, so already 18 years old... I've seen more recent movies in which the special effects were no longer any good, but this movie is different.
Thanks to Jeff Goldblum's excellent performance and 'looks', this remake is still very convincing. Because the director didn't focus on the special effects in the first place, but on the characters' emotions and the psychological aspects, you never get the feeling that this movie was shot in 1986, so already pretty old ... for a horror movie.
Jeff Goldblum is a brilliant scientist who has invented a teleporter. He uses it on himself but a fly comes with him on the ride. His genes are mixed up with those of the fly and he slowly turns into a crossing of a fly and a man. The new Brundle fly, as he calls himself, has supernatural strengths, but it doesn't take long until everything goes terribly wrong.
The mutation is impressive, even disgusting from time to time, especially at the end of the movie. This is a movie that hasn't lost a bit of it's strength over the years. I'm not a big fan of horror and science fiction but I don't mind giving this one a 7.5/10.