Naked Lunch

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 27, 1991

6.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 50 Ratings

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ahmedaiman9999Jul 9, 2018

I admired the underlying message, and the seemingly clever imagery. I loved the unique atmosphere that is similar to Terry Gilliam's Brazil. And I was fascinated by the gorgeous animation and the designs of the animatronic bugs. But I thinkI admired the underlying message, and the seemingly clever imagery. I loved the unique atmosphere that is similar to Terry Gilliam's Brazil. And I was fascinated by the gorgeous animation and the designs of the animatronic bugs. But I think this movie is very self-indulgent for its own good. Very, very self-indulgent that the most important action in the movie, which led to all its series of events, happened very quick and there wasn't enough focus on it.

The movie's biggest concern is using metaphors that I really didn't care to figure out what they stand for. Therefore, I wasn't engaged with the story nor the characters. Also, the tone of the movie is very slow and cold exactly like the acting.

I'm really frustrated because Naked Lunch is my first Cronenberg film, and I was ready to enter his universe, and to be presented to his distinctive directorial style and to his wonderful work as I heard and read many times. That being said, Naked Lunch won't be my last Cronenberg movie because I really felt there was something special and really good deep inside this movie in spite of the fact that I didn't like it.

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JanB.Sep 26, 2007

A surrealistic, frequently boring movie with an incomprehensible plot.

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MarkTakayamaSep 10, 2022

It was hard to review. I was really confused. Basically, this is a movie about William Lee's hallucinated adventure from New York to North Africa. He met a lot of people who were doppelgängers. What narcotic did he use? Why typewriters causedIt was hard to review. I was really confused. Basically, this is a movie about William Lee's hallucinated adventure from New York to North Africa. He met a lot of people who were doppelgängers. What narcotic did he use? Why typewriters caused a lot of problems? I really didn't get it. If you have a penchant for Surrealism, you may like it. Otherwise, you feel like a waste of time. … Expand

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MasterMovieBossMay 15, 2023

Okay, was soll man über diesen Film schreiben?
Tatsächlich habe ich nach dem Anschauen mehr das Gefühl einen David Lynch Film als einen David Cronenberg gesehen zu haben. Woran das liegt ist schnell erklärt! Eine sehr verworrene undOkay, was soll man über diesen Film schreiben?
Tatsächlich habe ich nach dem Anschauen mehr das Gefühl einen David Lynch Film als einen David Cronenberg gesehen zu haben. Woran das liegt ist schnell erklärt! Eine sehr verworrene und kryptische Handlung die sich nicht darum schert ob der Zuschauer mitkommt oder überhaupt versteht was sie aussagen will. Mir erging es ähnlich. Irgendwie waren mir die Charaktere egal, sodass ich nicht mit ihnen mitfiebern konnte. Der Tod der Ehefrau ganz zu Anfang hat mich null gecatcht und auch der Protagonist dessen Namen ich bereits vergessen habe löste in mir keine Sympathien aus. Ich könnte die Story die sich um Drogenmissbrauch, Schwulenhass und Verschwörungen zwar Zusammenfassen aber irgendwie ist mir der Grund des Films nicht klar. Was will er aussagen? Was ist der Sinn des Films? Gibt es überhaupt einen? Kein Plan. Einzig die Effekte die selbst im Jahr 2023 noch gut aussehen bleiben mir wohl länger im Gedächtnis. Ich sage nur Schreibmaschinenkäfer, Face Hugger Frauentorso und riesiger Vogelkäfig. Ich kann diesen Film nur den wenigsten Empfehlen fand ihn jetzt aber auch nicht katastrophal. Müsst ihr Wissen!… Expand

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