Bug

"Bug" is such a repellent mess that it's hard to imagine exactly what audience the filmmakers (including "The Exorcist" director William Friedkin) had in mind. An Off-Broadway play adaptation, it's too gory for the arthouse crowd, yet too dull and talky for horror fans. The film's best hope for appreciation lies in the cult arena, simply because it's so unusual, but the vast majority of viewers will most likely just say 'ew…no thanks.'

By Geoff Berkshire

May 25, 2007