statman122 This is a strange movie. It would have been a lot more difficult to get into if not for the GREAT job by the two lead actors. I've always liked Ashley Judd and she is amazing here, but Shannon is even more amazing in this.The setting makes me think of what a normal room might look like to person all paranoid and wacked out on drugs. My sister on meth probably sees life somewhat like this at times. Heavy.

Richard Dominguez The Tag Line "One Of The Most Disturbing Horror Movies Imaginable" ... OMG They Got That Right ... I Was Stunned At How Clearly We Are Able To Watch These 2 People's Descent Into Madness ... Trust Me If You Go Around In The Delusion That You Are In Charge Of Yourself, That You Can't "Lose It" You Are Not Going To Like This Movie ... This Movie Is A Real Reminder Of How Slippery A Grasp We All Have On Our Realities .... Brilliantly Written ... Horrifying To Watch ... Both Ashley And Micheal Are Amazing In Their Portrayal Of The Proverbial Screw Having Come Loose ... Harry's Part As The Ever Present (Even When Not There) Match Stick Was (Common To All Of Us) On Point .... How This Movie With 27,908 Ratings On IMDb Only Gets A 6.1 Is Beyond Me .... There Are Few Movies That Venture Into This Topic And Of The Ones I Have Seen This Is The "Best" By Far .....

Michael Radny This film starts off at a relatively slow pace, making it hard to stay focused for its majority of an hour. However, things do get more exciting as the film progresses, though the overall quality doesn't. Michael Shannon plays a realistic role, which proves to be fantastic, but the remaining character squander in this horrible limbo not worth mentioning. It turns out by the end that this film had some entertainment value in it but by that time it is too late.Bug is tediously on the line of good and shocking. However, it tends to lean on the shocking side of things. Mainly due to its overly boring start, the film doesn't lift to a reasonable height, which is a shame, because the final third of this film is quite something and unfortunate to have its first two acts in the way.

TdSmth5 Agnes lives in some remote motel by a highway. She works serving drinks in a lesbian bar. She's in a relationship with a girl named R.C. Her son went messing years ago and she never found out anything about his disappearance. At a gathering with friends she meets a guy named Peter. He's quiet, reserved, respectful, and isn't pushy, but he would like to see her again. They meet again. Even though he hasn't been with women recently and isn't all that interested, Agnes does want him. They have sex. After they wake up, he's bitten by a bug. He finds a certain kind of vegetable bug on the bedsheets. She doesn't see anything.Now her ex is released from prison and shows up at Agnes' place. She doesn't want to have anything to do with him. Unlike Peter, he's arrogant, violent, controlling. The ex meets Peter but Peter stays out of his way. When the ex returns later the house is full of fly traps and Peter has gotten a bit too worried about bugs. He has a little microscope and discovers bugs in his blood stream. When Agnes and R.C. arrive there's a confrontation and they kick out the ex. When Peter finds out that Agnes has been talking to others about him he flips out. Apparently he was in the armed forces but deserted because he thinks they were doing experiments on him. Peter kicks out R.C. and the couple confine themselves in the room.Paranoia completely takes over Peter and Agnes as well. Peter scratches himself bloody. He discovers eggs of bugs in his teeth and starts yanking out his teeth. They hear choppers flying around--probably the military looking for him. They cover the walls in tin foil. Suddenly one Dr. Sweet arrives at the door. He's looking for Peter and wants to take him in. He tells Agnes that Peter's a paranoid schizophrenic and needs treatment. But once he sees that Agnes herself isn't quite right, he plays along with her paranoia to see if she will turn him in that way. But then Peter appears. What follows is an interesting case of manipulation by Peter who sort of feeds Agnes' fear and guilt about her son. And she develops her own train of thought that accounts for what happened to her son, to Peter, and to her.Bug is an enjoyable movie. It's unlike most movies. While in general the way it's setup, it should make for a fairly ugly movie, it's saved by Ashley Judd and her performance. The direction also steers away from portraying sheer ugliness. Instead we end up rooting for these two. There is something endearing about two people in need finding each other even when they have their quirks. Here of course the quirks get worse and worse. And we are also a bit manipulated by the direction, which plays along with the paranoia--starting with the first scene filmed from...a chopper overflying the motel. Then there are also the constant phone calls that Agnes initially gets, perhaps from the ex. So there are some questions, perhaps left unanswered. Regardless, Bug gets you involved and it offers a smart script. Even during their worst delusions our two characters manage to formulate somewhat cohesive and interesting arguments, which shows that madness is accompanied with smarts.