Review of Naked Lunch (1991) by Alex R — 15 Jun 2011
David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burrough's Naked Lunch is one of the most bizarre Sci Fi horror films to come out in a long time. no other director could accomplish such a a bizzare cinematic experience than David Cronenberg.
Combining his eccentric filmmaking with an equally disturbed book for its source of inspiration, David Cronenberg has crafted a film that really twists your mind and shatters reality.The novel by William Burroughs was deemed unfilmable, but Cronenberg has successfully adapted the book to the screen, to horrifying and bizarre results.
Naked Lunch is a film that spans different genres into one film, and what you get here is a film that is a surrealistic nightmare much like David Lynch's Eraserhead. Naked Lunch is a different change of pace for David Cronenberg, but it still has all his usual trademarks.
The cast in Naked Lunch are terrific and Peter Weller here delivers his best performance since Robocop. Naked Lunch is a well crafted surrealistic sci fi horror film that keeps you interested because it dwells on the bizarre, a subject that David Cronenberg has long mastered.
The film has many memorable scenes and stands out as another phenomenal Cronenberg film.
This review of Naked Lunch (1991) was written by Alex R on 15 Jun 2011.
Naked Lunch has generally received positive reviews.
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