Not Cronenbergs best but it?s one of his more assessable movies
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm
Set in the near-future, eXistenZ depicts a society in which game designers are worshipped as superstars and players can organically enter inside the games. At the center of the story is Allegra Geller...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
Stats: 1,824 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,824)
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July 30, 2009
Who should watch this film? Anyone who has ever taken acid, read Philip K. Dick, thought the premise of the Matrix was better then the special effects, has an interest in Philosophy, or likes having their sense of reality messed with. I laughed out loud at this film, just because...( read more)
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June 11, 2009
My impression was that eXistenZ was a kinda flat movie version of a good original screenplay. Not great - but there is definitely some good stuff in here as Cronenberg messes with with ideas of reality, role playing and film making..
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January 4, 2009
Hmmm, not bad. This is one of those head-fucking sci-fi movies that blurs fantasy and reality to the extent where it's impossible to separate one from the other. Clearly intentional, Cronenberg's disorientation tactics are not necessarily a problem in themselves, but he loses poi...( read more)
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October 24, 2009
I started watching this and at first thought it was a bit rubbish, but as the film progressed I got more into the story, and by the end of the film I decided I really liked it! David Cronenberg, I salute you.
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October 14, 2009
The story had potential, but in the end, there was really nothing special about this movie except Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh...
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October 8, 2009
This movie had so many good ideas, and gave the impression that the narrative would take more surprising turns than it did. The end kind of dropped off. I lost my empathy for the characters and I didn't care anymore.
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September 18, 2009
So crazy and twisted innovative sci-fi Cronenberg tale. I totally love his films and his visual style and perspective.
69/100
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