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This film is one of the most under-rated, I have to say. I know it takes awhile to get into and you have to use your mind while you watch it but it's not THAT complicated, is it? Especially if you watch this film more than once you really become to understand what it is it with Spider. I don't want to give away the plot, because you really have to see it for yourself. It's surprising and pleasantly different.I have to highlight the acting in the film, it's that superb. All the actors are just simply amazing, taking the acting to a completely new level. So, if you want to try something that's not so mainstream film-making, watch Spider. I dare you.

Spider (Ralph Fiennes, in a superb performance) is a mentally ill man, who leaves the mental institution to live in a home for persons in the same state of mind as him. Little by little, his memories come back. When his childhood is brought back to his mind, the viewer will realize, through a metaphoric view, what happened with him. This is a great and dramatic movie. Although the plot in uncomfortable, the direction of David Cronenberg and the performance of Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne and the supporting cast is splendid. Ralph Fiennes seems to have practiced with the Hollywood 'Tooth Fairy' in the remake of Red Dragon and reached an outstanding performance in this metaphoric movie as a mentally sick man. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Spider"