Almost uncomfortably odd, “Bug” is based on the stage play by Tracy Letts (who also wrote the film’s screenplay) and it will creep you the hell out.
It stars Michael Shannon (in one of his first big roles) alongside Ashley Judd as a couple of rubes who are holed up in a dingy motel room, trading conspiracy theories. As their paranoia grows, an idea about killer bugs infesting their bodies solidifies. Soon after, violence erupts. You’ve really never seen anything like this movie, expertly directed by shock expert William Friedkin, and boy is it powerful.
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