Spider
User Score
6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 42
  3. Negative: 4 out of 42

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  1. SusanD.
    Jun 15, 2005
    2
    I thought at least the special effects would be good as I am not a big fan of comics, but the effects were terrible! The story line was juvenile at best, there was no character development and the ending was dismal and dark with no explaination that made sense...other than the world is made up of bad people. Boring!
  2. ChrisH.
    Nov 13, 2003
    0
    I'm too stupid to understand this movie???!!!!! .....hmmm....what????
  3. RichardG.
    Sep 7, 2003
    4
    Weak! Ralph Fiennes should have stayed in bed! This film is shallow and provides a weak story, although the ending does gain some success in the surprise department.
  4. AmrikW.
    Apr 27, 2003
    4
    I love Cronenberg's films, but I disagree with the critics about this one. It felt like post Beautiful Mind can't be missed project opportunity.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    90
    His story is sad, compelling and morbidly, tragically watchable.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    88
    What catches us in Spider's web -- besides the indelible performances of Fiennes and Richardson -- is the director's sympathy with this freak man-child who struggles to order his confused memories into a kind of truth.
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  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Rick Groen
    88
    This is a rare adaptation where the script (by McGrath himself) heads straight for the novel's horrible essence, reproducing it non-verbally and in an even more concentrated form.
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