Cronenberg keeps the audience guessing, taking us in and out of Spider’s mind, throwing flashbacks that only truly fall into place during a second viewing.
One of the longest enduring themes in the horror movie genre has been the vampire film. There always is a large audience attracted to all things vampirific.
True to the dark, contrary nature of J.G. Ballard and David Cronenberg, Crash has far more complicated things on its mind than mere titillation on wheels.