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As in The Exorcist, Friedkin establishes a tone of hard-edged, almost documentary-style realism before ratcheting up the horror to nearly unbearable levels.
Full reviewOscar-winning legend William Friedkin (The Exorcist) directs this 2006 horror starring Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd (Heat) as a woman who arrives at a rundown motel in Oklahoma after escaping her abusive ex-husband. There, she meets a quiet drifter (Michael Shannon) and engages in a romantic relationship. Then the bugs arrive...
As in The Exorcist, Friedkin establishes a tone of hard-edged, almost documentary-style realism before ratcheting up the horror to nearly unbearable levels.
Full review(Bug is ) supposed to be... an unsettling little number designed to creep us out and make us think. But it's really just junk.
Full reviewWith Bug, William Friedkin continues to be more fascinated by the evil inside our heads than the boogeyman outside.
Full reviewBug goes exactly where it needs to go... and gets there brilliantly.
Full reviewBug may not be a big deal, but it is a sublime and remarkably disturbing small deal...
Full review(Bug) will assault you with its ghastly claustrophobic drama and over-the-top performances.
Full reviewWe find ourselves in the fascinating no man's land between horror and comedy - right where this movie wants us to be.
Full reviewThe sheer freakiness and psychotic commitment of the actors keep you watching.
Full reviewHas the feverish compression of live theater and the moody expansiveness of film. The mix is insanely powerful.
Full reviewBuzzes around in random menace for an hour until its third act, when - zzzzzt! - it flies straight into the zapper.
Full reviewA ranting, claustrophobic drama that trades in shopworn paranoid notions, William Friedkin's overwrought screen version of Tracy Letts' play assaults the viewer with aggressive thesping and over-the-top notions of shocking incident, all to intensely alienating effect.
Full reviewThe enjoyably icky heart of Bug is still contained within the airless, increasingly ''bug-proofed'' room that becomes Agnes and Peter's whole world.
Full reviewBegins as an ominous rumble of unease, and builds to a shriek. The last 20 minutes are searingly intense: A paranoid personality finds its mate, and they race each other into madness.
Full reviewBug is available to stream in New Zealand now on Prime Video and Apple TV.
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