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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Spider
2002
**½
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave

A mentally unstable man known as Spider looks back at his childhood, especially the relationship with his mother. Fiennes and Richardson give fine performances but the film is slow and dreary. The story is told from Spider's perspective and it's ultimately impossible to determine which came first, his childhood trauma or his mental illness.