Background music is used effectively and the camera's shots of the man-fly are startling. For true horror, catch The Fly.

| Sep 25, 2021

The Fly is a study in how the boldness of new discoveries is compromised by science's need for precision, but it's also a nightmarish tale of a comfortable little family, and a nagging little buzz.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 18, 2013

One strong factor of the picture is its unusual believability.

| Mar 26, 2009

Slightly above average 50s science fiction (1958), enlivened by a nearly literate script by James Clavell.

| Sep 25, 2007

Clavell's script successfully treads a fine line between black comedy and po-faced seriousness.

| Jan 26, 2006

A sad story of considerable pathos despite the ridiculous plot.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 9, 2003

One of the better, more restrained entries of the 'shock' school.

| May 21, 2003