'Spider' tells the story of a highly disturbed man, permanently scarred by his youthful exposure to his parents' sexuality. In both subject matter and in the way that director David Cronenberg represents the material, the film resembles aspects of Dennis Potter's masterpiece 'The Singing Detective', although without that series' breadth and variety. Indeed, 'Spider' starts slowly, but in time, the strong performance from Ralph Feinnes in the lead and the starkly beautiful imagery start to etch the story into the mind of the viewer. The final conclusion is worth waiting for: it's shocking, but also perfectly revealed in keeping with the wider construction of the film.
Review of Spider
