Dead Ringers
Psycho-sexual horror from David Cronenberg, led by Jeremy Irons in a dual role as a pair of twin gynaecologists with an interest in surgical techniques and equipment at best considered... unconvential. The siblings use their identical looks to their advantage, with the confident brother ‘passing on’ the women he seduces to his meek counterpart. But when the shy one becomes romantically involved with an actress, the brothers’ relationship dynamic is thrown off balance.
- Director:
- David Cronenberg ('Eastern Promises', 'A History of Violence', 'eXistenZ', 'The Fly', 'Videodrome')
- Writer:
- David CronenbergNorman Snider
- Cast:
- Jeremy IronsGeneviève BujoldHeidi von PalleskeBarbara GordonShirley DouglasStephen Lack
Reviews & comments
Time Out
pressAn intense psychological drama which confronts [Cronenberg's] familiar preoccupations without the paradoxical protection of visceral disgust.
The Washington Post
pressFor those who enjoy cinematic visits to other, darker worlds, this blood's for you.
The New York Times
pressWhat makes the performance(s) even better is that Mr. Irons invests these bizarre, potentially freakish characters with so much intelligence and so much real feeling. [23 Sept 1988, p.C10]
Roger Ebert
pressThe secret may be that Cronenberg approaches his trashy material with the objectivity of a scientist; it is his detached, cold style that makes the material creepy instead of simply sensational.
Time Out
pressAn intense psychological drama which confronts [Cronenberg's] familiar preoccupations without the paradoxical protection of visceral disgust.
The Washington Post
pressFor those who enjoy cinematic visits to other, darker worlds, this blood's for you.
The New York Times
pressWhat makes the performance(s) even better is that Mr. Irons invests these bizarre, potentially freakish characters with so much intelligence and so much real feeling. [23 Sept 1988, p.C10]
Roger Ebert
pressThe secret may be that Cronenberg approaches his trashy material with the objectivity of a scientist; it is his detached, cold style that makes the material creepy instead of simply sensational.
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