Crimes of the Future review, Culture Whisper
It is often difficult to summarise or decode a David Cronenberg movie. He’s an enjoyably obstinate and provocative filmmaker, intent on attacking his audience with images they can’t shake off. Common threads stretching through his oeuvre include bleak science-fiction futures, creatively political characters, and grisly displays of body horror. These features make Cronenberg a gross and fascinating study, and his new film Crimes of the Future embraces all of them.
Firstly, be warned: if you’re squeamish about blood, wounds and scalpels, this won’t be your ideal cinema-going experience.
Viggo Mortensen stars as Saul Tenser, a well-known performance artist from a future where human bodies have to adjust to more synthetic environments. Evolution is accelerated via technology.
