SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

suprabhattacharya Cronerberg is often considered the King of Venereal Horror in film world.His films are complex and brutal psychic study of the filth and bestial nature of human beings.It is difficult to watch his films. "The Fly"is one of his most talked about films which stars Jeff Goldblum in the lead role. "Spider" is not as disturbing as his other films usually do,but is intriguing. The movie stars Ralph Fiennes as a mentally disturbed person residing in a halfhouse where he hallucinates his childhood memories assuming himself to be a silent observer. Ralph Fiennes completely blows me away with his stupendous performance...... murmuring gibberish,scribbling nonsense in his diary..all seems so haunting and realistic.The way he handles the role,it shows his calibre as an artist of his business.Miranda Richardson also gives a quite unsettling performance, as the film goes by,you will understand and mark my words you will be totally in awe of her role.The film is justifiably genred as a horror,and horror is not always jumpscare.The gloomy atmosphere of halfway house with the perfect absorbing score by Howard Shore will hold you tight to the seat,the movie is slow, but it will gradually engulf you to it's centre.Cronerberg has wonderfully adapted his film from a novel by Patrick McGrath which is said equally absorbing.The film has tempted me to watch more of Cronerberg's works.

joecoby45 Spider is a very unique film in regards to how it tells its story. Unconventional doesn't even do it justice. Without spoiling anything Spider is about mental illness. The basic premise is that a man who has just been released from an asylum and put into a home is recreating events from his childhood that led to a great tragedy. Throughout the movie you are constantly wondering what is/was real and what is/was fantasy. Its very intriguing.My only real gripe with the film is that it drags every now and again. There are too many scenes that go on longer then they need to with unnecessary padding. Perhaps if it had been trimmed by about 15 or so minutes it would be perfect. Still definitely worth a watch if your into the more weird indie stuff. Plus the performances are just fantastic. Ralph Fiennes has practically no dialogue throughout the film but still manages to have a great presence and create an interesting character. He is truly one our finest. Miranda Richardson and Gabriel Byrne also excel in their supporting roles.

SnoopyStyle Dennis Cleg (Ralph Fiennes) is released into a halfway house for the mentally ill in London. He is a schizophrenic nicknamed Spider by his mother. He meets another mentally ill person in Terrence (John Neville) at the home which is run by Mrs. Wilkinson (Lynn Redgrave). He relives his childhood with his mother (Miranda Richardson) and his father (Gabriel Byrne).This is a very slow movie. Dennis is not a talkative character. He mostly mumbles to himself. The movie has a tough time keeping any energy with so much quietness. This being a David Cronenberg movie. I was hoping for crazier visions of what a schizophrenic must see. It may be a little too on-the-nose for him. What this movie has is a sense of the interior of Dennis' mind and a pitch-perfect performance from Ralph Fiennes.

Gyx The one n only A number of reviewers rate this movie as "the best ever" and "masterpiece" etc etc. The point is that this movie is listed as a thriller, so you expect a thriller but it is not. It's more like a very slow, did I say slow? I mean a very very very slow movie about a man that lost his mind as a child. Although the acting is quite good and the setting of the movie very authentic, the slow pace is just annoying. And yes, even if you are a real fan of cult,drama and historic films. Do not believe people so easily that announce "the plot and climax of the film are fantastic". Half way the movie you already know what happened and why, if you are a fan of mysteries and thriller books and movies. If you liked "The Machinist" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/) for example, don't expect to like this one or think that this is in the same genre.