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Bug (2007)
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I am the super mother bug!
When one person suffers from paranoid delusions, it is pretty much a sign of some form of mental instability. But when others people seem to acknowledge and even see those same delusions I have to wonder if they are really delusions to begin with. The power of persuasion is strong within people who are driven and the insane are about is driven as you can get. Now I may be getting ahead of myself with saying this, but the idea of bugs crawling around under your skin tends to be either a delusion of a mentally or chemically unstable person.
Agnes White lived alone at a hotel. Her life was very dull and she lived in fear of her ex-con ex-husband, Jerry Goss, coming back into her life after being released from prison. This is furthered by constant phone calls with nobody appearing to be on the other end of the line. At her job as a waitress at the local bar, R.C., Agnes's friend tells her about a party and wants to introduce her to a friend. Later that evening they return to Agnes's room. R.C. gets a bad phone call prompting her to leave Agnes and their new acquaintance from the bar, Peter Evens. Agnes spends the next few days finding out about whom this man Peter Evens is and where his fear of "Bugs" stems from.
This is a movie that I feel hesitant to talk about for concern over giving away too much. I will just say that, much like 12 Monkeys, Memento, Sixth Sense and American Psycho, much of this story is implied without truly showing what is going on. It is a prefect example our minds assume something just because it is alluded to rather than being shown. For the most part we trust that if something is said in a film, it can be taken at face value. Sometimes that is not true. This movie is great at not showing everything that is going on.
Ashley Judd (COME EARLY MORNING) as Agnes White is really a pretty ugly person. I don't mean that in the fact that she is made to have that "all natural/no make-up look." She is an alcoholic junkie that is living a sad life after the disappearance of her child years before and the threat of her ex-husband coming back. She seems to use her hardships as an excuse for not trying to improve her life and situation. Michael Shannon (LUCKY YOU) as Peter Evans reminds me quite a bit of Brad Pitt's character Jefferey Goines for 12 Monkeys. Something about the eccentric, neurotic conspiracy theorist character that I can relate to and even sympathizes with. He plays it well; intelligent, well-read and informed but very irrational. Harry Connick, Jr. (P.S. I LOVE YOU) as Jerry Goss is like the typical abusive husband who is on his best behavior. He never is that terrible, but you see the potential for it. I think the character was supposed to get you to hate him for the abusiveness that is implied, but never really shown. Lynn Collins (NUMB) as R.C. as Brian F. O'Byrne (BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD) as Dr. Sweet are both good in the respective roles, but not enough screen time is given to them. Most of what we know about them is from Agnes's and Peter's descriptions of them.
I rented this thinking it would be more of a horror movie, the advertisements made me think that, but it turned out to be a pretty decent suspense movie. I was told it was terrible, but I ended up liking it. Then again, I have much more patience when I think there is a pay off in the end.
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