Review: Dead Ringers
Rachel Weisz stuns in this seductively slick revisit of David Cronenberg’s 80s psycho-thriller, refreshed for the modern audience – and all the more twisted than the horror icon’s original step. Dead Ringers drops us into the world of Elliot and Beverly, identical twins working in the gynaecological ward of a bustling New York hospital, and who are making moves to open their own birthing centre that puts women’s care at the heart of it. However, from the opening episode alone, it becomes clear that there’s something a little more unusual about the Mantle twins than it seems. Weisz embodies the erratic Elliot, and the meek Beverly with wicked fun, her role as dual lead firmly established as a stand-out in her oeuvre, and the chemistry between the two is as natural as it is scintillating. With a profound style and tremendous tension, Dead Ringers is certainly your next horror show obsession.
Dead Ringers is now streaming exclusively on Prime.
