A Story Of The Mind And The Heart

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 1999)

I have seen many horror films since the past 10 years. None of them can equal up to David Cronnenberg's version of The Fly. This story has both originality and intelligence.
I can understand how most people will consider this film disgusting. What most people I know don't see that unlike Clive Barker's Hellraiser, where you mostly see monsters going the rampage killing people in the most horrible ways, and for what? The Fly was logical and intelligent and it wasn't about, "Let's See How We Can Disgust Them The Most?" There was no shock value in The Fly. The Fly is about a man who becomes torn apart between his girlfriend and his work. The most touching part of the film was when Brundle was forced to deal with a decision he could not control. He suffered from an illness which left him with sorrow and heart break. The telling of the story reflects how a lot of us are put into decisions that we have to do, that of which we would have originally have chosen not to, but our minds say it is for the best. The story was real and I think The Fly will continue to inspire more people as they watch this for the first time.
Cheers!
Rebbecca McGarity