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Fly, The (1986) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Fly, The (1986) a score of 3.3290 out of 4

based on (29) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(12)

Good

(2)

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DVDActive (Matt Joseph)

The Fly stands as David Cronenberg's biggest success at achieving both critical accolades and big box office receipts, and for good reason too-expertly crafted in every aspect, The Fly is Cronenberg at the top of his game and to this day...read the complete Fly, The (1986) review at DVDActive (Matt Joseph)

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Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

The Fly is a phenomenally well-made, exciting movie, light years ahead of the 1958 'original' of which this is only vaguely a remake....read the complete Fly, The (1986) review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)

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CineScene.com (Richard Doyle)

A fine, scary performance from Jeff Goldblum as scientist Seth Brundle, who drunkenly spills the secret of his teleportation machine to journalist Geena Davis. They start a relationship, but then, in a jealous rage, Brundle takes a premature and...read the complete Fly, The (1986) review at CineScene.com (Richard Doyle)