| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| 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." more... |
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." more... |
B- |
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis |
"...an overwrought psychodrama..." more... |
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." more... |
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 |
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