A good movie

Before going a little more mainstream and finding a new muse in Viggo Mortensen, David Cronenberg made this very bleak feature. Honestly, it has been a while since I saw this one and I should definitely re-watch it whenever I get the opportunity. The point is that, like most of the movies directed by David Cronenberg, it is not very pleasant to watch, it is very dark and bleak but there was definitely something quite mesmerizing about the whole thing. Indeed, I have a (rather creepy) fascination towards mental diseases and this movie gives one of the most heartbreaking and spellbinding depiction of schizophrenia I have ever seen. To make things ever better, this disturbed main character was played by Ralph Fiennes , one of the best actors of his generation, and he gave one of his best performances, at least that’s my opinion. The directing was also, as usual with Cronenberg, pretty immersive and I was completely sucked in this demented world. Eventually, the main issue with this flick is that, except for the amazing one-man-show provided by Fiennes, there was not much else going on and the scope was therefore too limited to make it a truly amazing feature. Still, even though it was not quite a masterpiece, it remains one of the best movies dealing with this subject and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Cronenberg’s work.

7/10