Naked Lunch
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings
- Starring: Judy Davis, Peter Weller
- Summary: Bill Lee becomes addicted to the insect powder he uses and accidentally kills his wife. Under the influence of the powder, he finds himself in a world of bugs and writing reports of his secret missions.
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Crime
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100Though much of Naked Lunch is flip, hip and hilariously funny, it never wanders far from a profoundly melancholic undertone - Cronenberg's unshakable sense of loneliness, isolation and anxiety. [10 Jan 1992]
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80This David Cronenberg masterpiece (1991) breaks every rule in adapting a literary classic - maybe On Naked Lunch would be a more accurate title - but justifies every transgression with its artistry and audacity.
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80There's a synergistic overlap here between Cronenberg's own particular brand of weirdness and Burroughs's; they're both twisted in ways that complement each other nicely.
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60Cronenberg's attempt to meld his style with an established writer didnít exactly pan out.
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JanB.4A surrealistic, frequently boring movie with an incomprehensible plot.
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