| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: July 16, 1958 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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The Fly...will send cold chills down the spines of the most hardened horror addict. It's a dilly. [29 Aug 1958, p.9D]
Believe it or not, The Fly happens to be one of the better, more restrained entries of the "shock" school. As produced and directed by the late Kurt Neumann, with an earnest little cast headed by Al Hedison, Patricia Owens and Vincent Price, this is a quiet, uncluttered and even unpretentious picture, building up almost unbearable tension by simple suggestion.
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One strong factor of the picture is its unusual believability. It is told as a mystery suspense story, so that it has a compelling interest aside from its macabre effects. There is an appealing and poignant romance between Owens and Hedison, which adds to the reality of the story, although the flashback technique purposely robs the picture of any doubt about the outcome.
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This is one of the best mad scientist movies from the Fifties unforgettable moments include the absurd yet horrific image of a fly with a tiny human head, screaming "Help meeee!" [27 Apr 2013, p.32]
Tacky low-budget picture about a scientist whose carelessness gets him into a tragic pickle.
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