Rating:
Review: "This movie was so bad - all those involved in the making of it owes me an apology! So slow for the first hour or more, the mumbling actors caused me to turn the sound up three times and still were hard to understand - and no, there's no problem with my hearing. Really, this is NOT a horror movie as many think. It's a poor psychological thriller - and I use the term thriller loosely. Do not waste your time!"
How it misses the point: William Friedkin's "Bug" is the story of how obsession can transfer from the insane to the lonely. Escalating dread does not spring form "GOTCHA!" scares or the gore on screen. Instead, we watch as a sane woman willfully adopts the paranoid delusions of crazed man. Even as the situation becomes more dangerous, the woman never questions the rantings of her companion. We're not frightened by this couple, we're frightened for this couple. Despite its occasional disgusting moment, "Bug" is pure, unrelenting psychological horror.
It's necessary to establish a rapport between these two characters before the tensions builds. The reviewer has no tolerance for such things as "character" and "exposition," so he is bored by the development that occurs in the movie's first hour. Perhaps because of his familiarity with the director, the reviewer wanted more exploitive grotesqueries - that kind that dominate "The Exorcist." I saw this movie in the theater and had no problem understanding the characters (especially towards the end as their screams amplified).
This guy should just shut up and wait for the next "Saw" sequel.
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