![]() ![]() I mean they're still one-dimensional, but at least there's something going on there, rather than just 'kill all the wasps'. Like I can see how some would think it might work, and parts of it do due to the chemistry between Matt and Jessica as actors, but it just feels like tacked on so the characters don't end up feeling as one-dimensional as they are. It just feels incredibly forced in there. The romance between Julia and Paul, to me, doesn't really feel earned honestly. There's moments of dead air here that really drag the movie down a bit. ![]() And it's not like the movie lets up after the wasps come in and start killing anybody. Not that there's filler, I just think that the movie is spinning its wheels for a lot of it before the killer wasps come into play. The film isn't really that long at all, but the pacing would have you believe otherwise. It's not that it isn't close to being good, it just doesn't quite get there. So, with some excellent gore and good actors involved, you'd think that this would lead to a good horror movie? Well, you would be wrong. and they're always good, so no complaints there. Rounding out the film are experienced character actors in Lance Henriksen and Clifton Collins Jr. Matt O'Leary is a good actor and he has good chemistry with Jessica Cook, who I haven't seen before, but she does a good job here as well. Again it's a mix and match here, and that works best, in my opinion. So I get that it's cost effective to use CG, but it's so much more satisfying to watch when it's actually something practical, like in this movie. It takes a lot of work to put on that make-up on every day for something that might see, maybe, two minutes of screen time. I know practical effects are far more expensive in the long run, particularly if it's something that requires a lot of make-up being added, if you're using actors to portray monsters, for example. The effects are pretty top-notch and it hearkens back to a time that's long gone that I, honestly, wish we saw more of. Clearly that required CGi, but a lot of the gore and the monster effects are practical and this is where the movie truly shines, honestly. The CGi was, obviously, used for stuff that couldn't have been done practically, like the fucking gigantic wasp that's on fire following our heroes, who are trying to escape in their van. What I liked about this movie is the fact that there's a mixture of practical special effects and CGi. Not a half bad creature feature that, obviously, embraces a sillier approach due to it focusing on killer fucking wasps.
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