RZ's
Spider Baby, effort-wise. Dull and slow to begin with, interspersed with some nice, atmospheric, reminiscent of old-school horror sequences which brighten up the proceedings occasionally.
Problem with the film is that RZ has tried to take things a bit too seriously and has tried to make it all seem like a surreal nightmare. The film's plot could have benefited more from his HO1C/TDR approach, making it more of a grindhouse homage than an actual atmospheric trip interspersed with confusing, surreal scapes.
Screenplay is the culprit here, but RZ doesn't help any with his lackadaisical approach to things. So many talented actors of the genre, but most of them wasted, except for Dee Wallace and Meg Foster who try to make things a bit more enlivening.
Watch if you are an ardent RZ fan.
P.S. - About time he stopped using his wife in his films. She tries her best, but can't avoid looking tired.
* * ½