Not your typical Cronenberg. Decent little story about a man traumatized by a childhood tragedy that could have benefitted from some trimming here and there. The whole thing about Fiennes actually solving a puzzle, as he's trying to piece together his fragmented mind was a bit on the nose maybe. Miranda Richardson impressed me, so versatile. And I also liked the supporting turn by Neville.

A nice small film from Cronenberg; not much of a groundbreaking effort but is a solid production all around.

Moderately interesting exploration of isolation, paranoia and delusion that comes across as a bit too much of a formal exercise, without quite enough meat on the bones. Or in other words, there is not quite enough compensation for the viewer who agrees to take this morose journey that at times also comes across as a little stagey.

The definition of completely and utterly forgettable. The first Cronenberg film I've ever seen that really left me with... nothing.

Dumb movie

Slow, but decent psychological thriller. Fiennes is good, but the film just lacked in the exciting departing. Coming from Cronenberg, I expected something a little more interesting. Not Cronenberg's worst film, but if you want an introduction to his fare I'd suggest starting with a different film like The Fly or A History of Violence.

Quite good

Directed with more subtlety than what one had come to expect from the "Master of Venereal Horror", Spider is a well-made, thoughtful and compelling psychological drama with Freudian subtext.

Probably my least favorite cronenberg film. I was just bored and tired and didn't know what was going on.

Acting and directing might be great, but this is only one of those far too predictable psychological thrillers. Except while watching this, I almost fell asleep. Boring movie.

Friggin terrifying

It really gets you inside the mind of a mad man that may or may have not killed his father's lover -- or actually his mom --, a man what wanders over his thoughts, his childhood memories (or pseudo-memories) and his notebook filled with incomprehensible writing. Spider is, basically, a story about a life narrative. It's full of lies, tricks and exits that might or might not be real -- in the end, be it true or invention, it doesn't matter at all.

Delicate schizophrenia study, restrained and reverent. Ralph Fiennes is terrific. Very highly recommended.

Cronenberg's most under-rated. The halfway point between his kooky films and his straight-laced films.

i like the leisurely way it reveals things, and the three central performances (i legitimately didn't realize it was miranda richardson playing a triple role until the movie was almost over), and howard shore's score, and the set decoration. but somehow this still kinda feels middling for cronenberg.

Not bad at all.