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67 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

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  • 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
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 115 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    100
    Though 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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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    90
    Stretching himself with each new work, David Cronenberg has come up with a fascinating, demanding, mordantly funny picture.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    60
    Cronenberg's attempt to meld his style with an established writer didnít exactly pan out.

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. JanB.
    4
    A surrealistic, frequently boring movie with an incomprehensible plot.
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