Only
David Cronenberg could dream up a film like this, a blend of science fiction
multi-reality and weird fiction Lovecraft would cheer. The story revolves
around an organic creature that allows people connected to it to play a virtual
reality detective game. Yet the designer of the game and her biggest fan are on
the run from those wanting to kill her, or are they on the run or just in her
game? What’s real and what’s not? Is the gun that is made up of organic parts
and that fires teeth as bullets real or just dreamed up to confuse you.
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law star and I can’t celebrate this film enough.
It’s kind of creepy and confusing and yet never boring. I wouldn’t say this is
Cronenberg’s best film but it’s certainly one of his most daring and inventive.
If you like his work or films that are willing to push the boundaries of what
can happen in a film story, check out this wonderful wacky yarn. Grade: A-
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