i actually think the desh/bourne fight (what little of it we could actually see) captured what cronenberg was trying to do better (even though the fatal choke out was typically hollywood short)

the cronenberg loses the gravity of it and ultimately by the end of the scene the audience was laughing because the violence had reached almost comical proportions.

there are some amazing elements to the movie but ultimately it is hamstrung by the script and limited by the scope of its story. it actually would work as an epic story of the power struggle w/i this family/criminal organization than as a thriller that divebombs into silliness in the final act.