Viewers should be warned beforehand that 'Dead Ringers' is not a horror movie, it's more of a psychological character study. The twin brothers have an unusual gendered relationship. Elliot as the suave unfeeling male who's "no good with the serious ones" and Beverly, with the girl's name, as the the sensitive, caring female. Soon they come to realize that they are one physical entity, forever separated as two physical beings.

In talking about the film Cronenberg has said that men have proven to be much more squeamish about this film than women as lying on the gynecological chair is an experience that many women have gone through. Yet many men have no idea what it's like. Cronenberg was fascinated by these doctors who knew more abaout their patients than their husbands did.

The only drawback about this whole project is that the marvellous soundtrack is not available anywhere!

Definitely worth the wait! (Rating: 5.00)
Review : I placed the order for this DVD at the beginning of April. I received it at the end of August. But boy, was it worth the wait!!

I remember seeing this film a while back on television and loving it. Jeremy Irons is one of the world's finest actors, and he sure shows it in this film.

As usual, Criterion- the creme de la creme of DVDs presents an amazing DVD. And with a combination of Irons and Cronenberg, how can you go wrong?

I must warn, that people may find this film disturbing, to say the least- especially women. If you can get past that factor, this is a must-see film

Jeremy Irons plays both Elliot- the playboy- and Beverly- the more work obsessed of the two- identical twin gynecologists, and things start to fall apart when a soap star(played brilliantly by Geneviève Bujold) enters the boys' lives- in particular, Beverly(For Elliot, It's just another fling)

As usual, Criterion spare nothing when it comes to extras. DEAD RINGERS has to have one of the best commentary tracks I have ever heard. I don't think there is ever a moment where no one is not talking!

There's Director-David Cronenberg; Actor-Jeremy Irons; Editor-Ron Sanders; Production Designer-Carol Spier; and Director of Photography-Peter Suschitzky

Other cool features include "Mathematics in Metal" and "Instruments for Operating on Mutant Women"- a gallery of photos and designs that were made for the film; The designs for the opening sequence(I just adore that music!!!!)

A good featurette that is quite lengthy compared to others, and a trailer. And one of my favorite features- how the twinning effects were done.

A brilliant, but at the same time, disturbing film!

One of the Most Successful Film From David Croneneberg. (Rating: 5.00)
Review : This is one of the Best Films of David Cronenberg has ever Directed. He Best Known for the 1986 Remake-The Fly, The Dead Zone:Based on a novel by Stephen King, Naked Lunch-Starring Peter Weller(Robo Cop) and Judy Davis(The Ref) on his others strange different films.

One of the best thing about this psychological drama is Actor-Jeremy Irons(Die Hard With A Vengeance, The Man in The Iron Mask, The Voice of Scar in:The Lion King). He Plays:Two identical twins are slightly different for each other. They are also Brilliant Gynecologists. One is charismatic and outgoing, his name:Elliot `Elli` Mantle and the another is:a shy and hard-working, emotionally inseparable. They share the same woman, Played by Genevieve Bujold, who plays has been actress, trying to make an comeback in her career. One of the brothers start taking drugs, while the another one is also having the same problem and while he trying to say that: he's in love with the actress(Bujold). An wired and an sad also strange ending to this Powerful Drama. Thanks from David Cronenberg's directing and he also Wrote the film, which is actually based on a true story. Jeremy Irons gives strong performances as the two brothers, which is hard to tell, when are together on screen. Excellent Job on the editing by Ronald Sanders, Production Designer by Carol Spier and Cinematographer by Peter Suschitzky.

DVD:Criterion Collection is worth buying, if you could find it, it's gives audio commentary from the Director, Actor, Editor, Production Designer and Cinematographer is Worth Buying. And also another great extras: Including Croneneberg's short movies.
Don`t Miss, this fascinating, powerful, strange film From canadian director:David Cronenberg. Grade:A.

welcome to cronenbergs brutal beautiful world (Rating: 5.00)
Review : the criterion collection is a superb presentation of david cronenbergs masterwork; dead ringers.
this film stands with crash, rabid, the brood, and spider as essential cronenberg.
his whole body of work has been impressive and one is hard pressed to come up with a more individualistic auteur in cinema today.
dead ringers contains two of the most incredibly acted performances in recent memory. irons, of course , and bujold.
much has rightly been made of irons' dual performance and he deservedly (and surprisingly)won an oscar nomination for that performance.
but as much as irons performance was celebrated, bujolds was somewhat ignored. her character is smoldering in tormented sexuality and she balances coolness, vulnerability and agressive sexuality in a truly jarring performance. bujold, with barbara hershey,remains one of the most underrated actresses of her generation and she (unlike actresses such as nicole kidman) is an actress we need have no fear of ever going 'merchant ivory'
the visuals in this film are numbing and one walks away with various shades of horrific red seared into your brain (and of course we know red equals both sex and death, an understandably favorite obsession with cronenberg).
the images of gynological instruments transformed into sculpural torture devices is one of the most horrific ever shown on celluloid and this takes that whole sex and death theme to the nth degree.predictably enough, it is one of the most squirm inducing moments of the entire film.
by the time this film is finished you are mentally drained and i remember walking out of the theatre mumbling (probably incoherently) to myslef.
there are not many films that can make me feel like ive just been run over by a freight train.

Jeremy Irons' Best Work (Rating: 5.00)
Review : Maybe it's the combined effect of having two Jeremy Irons for the price of one, but I believe -and Irons has been quoted to the same effect- that this is the finest work this fine actor has commited to the screen. Much more deserving of the oscar than his recessive Claus Von Bulow in 'Reversal of Fortune.'
The way he plays the weak twin off the stronger one, whose influence fades when a woman comes between them, is extraordinary. If you don't mind the pervasive grimness of the story in general, than do yourself a favor (God, starting to sound like that pretentious guy from the Actors Studio on Bravo), and get 'Dead Ringers.'