SPIDER (2003) (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment): David Cronenberg's psychological study of one mentally ill individual (Ralph Fiennes) saw a limited release last year, yet the movie received much praise.
The DVD features interviews with Cronenberg as well as Fiennes and co-stars Miranda Richardson and Gabriel Byrne on the making of the film and how they approached their difficult roles.
Cronenberg offers a very insightful commentary in which he explains his expressionistic approach to the film, making sure that what he was shooting ws a philosophical study, not a medical one.
Fiennes gives a brilliant performance. It is a shame this film did not reach many moviegoers, but this DVD gives you the chance to explore this dark drama; it is one of the Cronenberg's finest features.
Bob Bloom is the film critic at the Journal and Courier in Lafayette, IN. He can be reached by e-mail at bbloom@journalandcourier.com or at bobbloom@iquest.net. Other reviews by Bloom can be found at www.jconline.com by clicking on movies. Bloom's reviews also appear on the Web at the Rottentomatoes Web site, www.rottentomatoes.com and at the Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/M/reviews_by?Bob+Bloom
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