Claustrophobic paranoia provides the squishy center of Tracy Letts's Off Broadway play, Friedkin swims in it
CommentAug 27, 2009
Bug (2006)
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Reviews Counted:128
Fresh:76
Rotten:52
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Disappointing resolution aside, Bug uses its claustrophobic setting and cinéma vérité camerawork to tense, impressive effect.
Theatrical Release: Sep 25, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $7.0M
Synopsis: An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they... [More]
Starring: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Lynn Collins, Brian F. O'Byrne
Director: William Friedkin
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REVIEWS FOR BUG
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May 13, 2009
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Apr 23, 2009
While not really a "horror" film, "Bug" contains more weirdness, tension and suspense than most other "genre" releases last year.
May 2, 2008
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Mar 17, 2008
Letts' story is ultimately an extreme cautionary tale about how a little bit of passion can make you do magnificently fucked-up things.
Mar 6, 2008
Before it completely goes off the rails in its final 20 minutes, Bug generally comes off as a slow-moving yet exceedingly well-acted drama...
Dec 1, 2007
It starts off like a horror film, or like a modern-day Tennessee Williams piece and then transmutes into ... something very different indeed.
Nov 17, 2007
The dialogue raises the odd snigger and the final act is perhaps a little too barmy, but a committed cast and an experienced director make this a tense and effectively claustrophobic experience.
Nov 8, 2007
Thanks to Friedkin's devilish direction, and Letts's unrelenting, sharp, sad and darkly comic writing, Bug will keep you guessing till the bloody end.
Sep 28, 2007
Melodramati%u010Dni, isforsirani i predvidljivi zavr%u0161etak
Sep 28, 2007
An exemplary character-driven chamber drama like we don't see much of in America.
Sep 12, 2007
A freakishly metaphorical look at the self-destructive implications of paranoia gone awry.
Jul 3, 2007
Friedkin's best film in at least two decades.
Jun 25, 2007
Bug is more cerebral than visceral so those expecting a more traditional chiller may be disappointed. But for those interested in a creepy character study, this Bug has bite.
Jun 22, 2007
Overly metaphorical but at least uncompromising -- a surefire crowd-nonpleaser.
Jun 19, 2007
A disaster on every level.
Jun 13, 2007
...you start to wonder what Friedkin has been doing for the past 30 years. From the look of "Bug," I'd have ventured not a darn thing.
Jun 12, 2007
a claustrophobic thriller that slowly and methodically peels away layers of normality until we are trapped in a contagious delusion made frightening literal
Jun 9, 2007
The final quarter of the film is actually rather bloody, almost living up to the promise of the trailer. It's actually rather subtle for a horror flick, but is really good just the same.
Jun 8, 2007
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