| Critics
Reviews |
Average
Grade: |
B |
|
|
Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...funny
and thrilling."
more... |
A- |
Chicago
Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a work of
headlong passion."
more... |
A- |
Chicago
Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"It's a
nerve-rending, extremely unpleasant
experience but also a compelling one."
more... |
B |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"Bug has
a killer cast and creepy-crawly vibe but
gets swatted for staginess and a bloody
bizarro last act."
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B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...one creepy
love story..."
more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Jay Antani |
"Face it,
folks: watching a pair of lunatics on a
hell-bound descent for a hundred minutes is
neither fun nor instructive."
more... |
D |
Hollywood
Reporter
Duane Byrge |
"...smartly and
convincingly fleshed out..."
more... |
B+ |
New York
Post
Kyle Smith |
"Bug
buzzes around in random menace for an hour
until its third act, when - zzzzzt! - it
flies straight into the zapper."
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B- |
New York
Times
Jeannette Catsoulis |
"...an
overwrought psychodrama..."
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C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Bug is
creepy and hard to dismiss, but it's not a
lot of fun and its weaknesses leave a bitter
aftertaste."
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B- |
San
Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"A triumph for
Ashley Judd and the director."
more... |
A |
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...it builds a
grisly, masochistic fascination as it powers
along."
more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Bug
won't get under your skin as much as it will
assault you with its ghastly claustrophobic
drama and over-the-top performances."
more... |
C |
