Bug (2007) Critic Reviews
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Based upon 13 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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Creepy and unsettling, to say nothing of gory, but overall it's a little claustrophobic and uneven.Read the full review
Bug won't get under your skin as much as it will assault you with its ghastly claustrophobic drama and over-the-top performances.Read the full review
It's unapologetically theatrical.Read the full review
We find ourselves in the fascinating no man's land between horror and comedy -- right where this movie wants us to be.Read the full review
With his (Friedkin) vigorous camera compositions and a talented cast, he manages to straddle a wickedly fine line between taught portrayal of paranoia and parody of paranoia.Read the full review
Bug is creepy and hard to dismiss, but it's not a lot of fun and its weaknesses leave a bitter aftertaste.Read the full review
The escalating hysteria and grisly set pieces of Bug may strain credulity, but Ms. Judd has never been more believable as a woman condemned to attract the wrong kind of man.Read the full review
The enjoyably icky heart of Bug is still contained within the airless, increasingly ''bug-proofed'' room that becomes Agnes and Peter's whole world.Read the full review
A triumph for Judd and the director.Read the full review
Friedkin's latest rivals his Druid horror flick "The Guardian" for sheer lunacy--Bug remains disconcerting, real, and raw. It poignantly suggests that some lost souls would rather be crazy and doomed than alone.Read the full review
