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| Year: | 1979 |
| Country of origin: | Canada |
| Director: | David Cronenberg |
| Genre: | Mutants |
| Starring: | Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078908/ |
| Tagline: | The Ultimate Experience Of Inner Terror |
| Favourite line: | "Thirty seconds after you're born you have a past and sixty seconds after that you begin to lie to yourself about it." |
Throughout his career, David Cronenberg has frequently set out to redefine the word downbeat, and this movie is no exception.
It also is another example of his fascination with mutation (The Fly, Videodrome, Rabid, eXistenZ).
The plot:
A husband and wife are struggling as she has been admitted for psychiatric analysis under the care of a doctor whose methods are, erm, unorthodox. The husband is distrustful, and soon becomes reluctant to allow their child to visit. At the same time, a group of children are carrying out violent and vicious attacks on people connected with the doctor.
The 'evil children' scenes are highly disturbing and, though this is a slow burner, building tension and claustrophobia supremely well, the last twenty minutes are heart stopping.
Stick with it, gore hounds, you will get your reward.
Whilst not one of Cronenberg's better known movies, it is a worthy addition to any horror buffs collection.
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