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 Barnes & Noble A mysterious space between memory and confabulation opens wide in Spider, a skillfully austere psychodrama from Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg. Adapted from the novel by Patrick McGrath, who also wrote the screenplay, Spider follows Cleg (Ralph Fiennes), a.k.a. Spider, who arrives at an English halfway house after a stint in a mental institution. Upon release, Cleg experiences disturbing flashbacks of his childhood with his mother (Miranda Richardson) and father (Gabriel Byrne) that inevitably lead to paranoia and violence. Despite the storys emotional depths, Cronenberg manages to cut a clear path with his typically clean, uncluttered style. The spare realization -- shooting on a minimum of sets and with as few extras as necessary -- strengthens the storys psychodramatic quagmire. And as Spider, Fiennes anchors the film superbly: His tensed-muscled approach effectively suggests internal struggle amid incessant mumbling and methodical scribbling in a notebook. The result is a genre movie that trades quick thrills for a cumulative effect that is consummately intense, eerie, and hypnotic. Gregory Baird Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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