The Shrouds

There are movies that have ambiguous & abrupt endings, done for effect (Blade Runner) and then there are movies that stop 2/3rds of the way through the conventional three-act structure, and it's jarring in a bad way.

This film is in the second group, unfortunately.

In an era where many stories that could have been a movie are being stretched into a mini-series, often unnecessarily, this story could have worked better as a mini-series (and may have attracted more eyeballs to it).

Even so, the soundtrack, acting, costumes & cinematography are all excellent, and you should watch it at least once. It's one of Cronenberg's least gory & unsettling movies.

Sex, death and tech may be
an aphrodisiac for hardcore Cronenberg fans, but more casual viewers are likely to find it all rather slapdash and undercooked here.

The Shrouds is the kind of movie that people use to prove that critics are out of touch. The dialogue is atrocious, the plot is inscrutable, and if this was from any director except Cronenberg it would be derided as vapid trash.

It is only April and I can say with confidence that this is the worst movie I will see this year.

That was the weirdest Tesla commercial I have ever seen