Review of Dead Ringers (1988) by Luke B — 09 Apr 2009

Irons gives two excellent performances as identical twins in Cronenberg's excellent tale of identity and brotherly love. Irons and Irons use their looks to share women, make their job easier and so forth.

It's a wonderful setup until a woman arrives that one of them has strong feelings for. Cronenberg puts his twisted mind on hold for the majority of the film. In visuals at least, the themes are all still dark and unsettling.

Closer towards the end they appear and are all the more memorable and disturbing due to their late arrival. Irons deserves so much credit for clearly defining each character without making them polar opposites.