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Dead Ringers review: A triumphant reimagining of Cronenberg's classic

Remaking a cult psychological thriller like Dead Ringers is a seriously tough ask. Amazingly, a six-parter starring Rachel Weisz as twin gynaecologists is a standalone triumph, says Bethan Ackerley

By Bethan Ackerley

19 April 2023

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Fizzing with ideas: Rachel Weisz (right) and Britne Oldford in Dead Ringers

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Dead Ringers

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from 21 April

WE OFTEN make the mistake of seeing twins as incomplete halves of a single person, particularly if they are identical. Worse, they arouse notions of good and evil or nature and nurture, inviting comparison at every turn.

For some, it may be difficult to resist comparing a new TV version of Dead Ringers, airing on Amazon Prime Video, with the 1988 film.

The original is a maelstrom of psychosexual torment from …

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