The Fly
5,060
Sci-Fi. Horror. Drama
In Montreal, the industrial François Delambre (Vincent Price) is called late night by his sister-in-law Helene Delambre (Patricia Owens). She tells him that she has just killed her beloved husband Andre Delambre (Al Hedison), using the press of their plant to press his head and left hand. François calls his acquaintance, Inspector Charas (Herbert Marshall), and later the reluctant Helene is convinced to tell them what happened. She ... [+]
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"It may be slow to begin with, but it all results in an unexpected finale that is sure to shock and stay with you long after the movie has ended." | ||||
"The film is both fun and frightening, and can also be viewed (however modest its intentions) as a commercialized techno-version of Franz Kafka's allegory Metamorphosis." | ||||
"The original 'The Fly' scared baby boomers something fierce in its day, but time hasn’t been kind to it; in fact, its big scare moments seem almost ludicrously chaste." | ||||
"A quiet, uncluttered and even unpretentious picture, building up almost unbearable tension by simple suggestion." | ||||
"Slightly above average 50s science fiction (1958), enlivened by a nearly literate script by James Clavell (Shogun)." | ||||
"Tacky low-budget picture about a scientist whose carelessness gets him into a tragic pickle." | ||||
"With such a dramatic opening 'The Fly' has a lot to live up to and what emerges is a sad story of considerable pathos despite the ridiculous plot." |
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