slow madness

spider is cronenberg slipping into madness. like looking into van gogh's mind this film creeps along like a waiting spider. rich vivid and lush filming, claustrophobic at times in a seeming homage to kafka's metamorphosis this nearly mute muttering insane old man relives his childhood to remember what happened to his mother. did he murder her or did his dad? was she the prostitute, or was there a prostitute, or is it the halfway house nurse? will he do it again? who knows. the answers are left somewhat confused.

theres a lot to like about this film but you'll have to sit through a lot of long airy scenes and be accepting that the payoff for this is some answers but not all. that should leave a huge portion of audiences out of watching this movie. personally, i enjoyed it but wish it was a bit more clear at the end.



6/10