The Brood 1979 Starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar



I watched this on the catch up service of the channel here in the UK called Horror

I vaguely remember watching it back in the eighties, probably round an at the time girlfriends as her Dad rented VHS films out.
I've never rated Reed as an actor, he doesn't have the range to pull of the majority of parts and is only good for playing physical parts (a bit like Vinnie Jones).
Where he failed to inspire in this Eggar made up for him playing the psychotic patient with gusto.
This is a typical David Cronenberg movie, weird and with more than a helpful dose of WTF.
Eggar stops this being a complete disaster but it is one I won't be watching again or recommending.

3.5/10