Bug (2006)

Boring is an understatement. Don't waste your time. I think I lost brain cells watching this movie. It was absolutely terrible!!!

This is a God-awful movie. I cannot believe that I wasted my time watching it to the end. It is distasteful, disgusting, predictable and unrealistic. The scenes follow one another like a piece of metal scratching on glass. It repulses your senses in every way: the disgusting bugs, stupid characters who no one can relate to, boring and predictable ending and the utter feeling of dissatisfaction when this garbage movie is over and you realize that you could have spent your night doing just about anything else.Don't waste your time.

Dear William Friedkin,I really enjoyed your last two feature films. I am so glad you decided to make movies about rednecks. I am sick of movies about regular people.Bug (which preceded Killer Joe) is another satisfying effort from you based in the redneck milieu. The film did enter the horror movie territory in the second half. And the play like quality sort of ruined the second half. The first half with the whole hard drinking drug abusing redneck life style was thoroughly entertaining.I do not normally enjoy films with play like qualities. But Bug was an interesting chronicle of what happens when two spiritually wounded people get together. I thought you were having a go at religious fanaticism.Ashley Judd was going great guns in the period the film came out. This must be one of her best performances. I am not a big fan of Michael Shannon, but he was terrific in some of the scenes. Harry Connick and Lynn Collins were remarkable in their supporting roles.Best Regards, Pimpin.(6/10)

"Agnes White" (Ashley Judd) is a waitress at a bar in a small town in Oklahoma who has suffered some painful experiences in her life. While shopping in a grocery store her child was kidnapped and she still grieves for her loss. To top that off her abusive husband, "Jerry Goss" (Harry Connick Jr.) has just gotten out of prison and he is coming back very soon. Then one night one of her few friends "R.C." (Lynn Collins) invites a stranger by the name of "Peter Evans" (Michael Shannon) to the motel room where Agnes lives. He is definitely different. Anyway, rather than disclose the rest of the film and possibly spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just that I was totally unprepared for what happens next. Wow! Ashley Judd was nominated for a Saturn Award for "Best Actress" and the director (William Friedkin) won an award for his work at the Cannes Film Festival. At any rate, while this movie is certainly not to everybody's taste I think those who enjoy films that tend to get a little bizarre might really like this one. Above average.