Stung (2015)

Stung: Directed by Benni Diez. With Matt O’Leary, Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, Clifton Collins Jr.. A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.

“Stung is a simple cheap thrill, presenting over-the-top characters and gory scenes. It looks rather sloppy, but not without some appeal. The corny set-up have intended humorous acts, they are lightly done and in the spirit of irony. The presentation isnu0026#39;t top notch though, this wonu0026#39;t rival smooth delivery of big budget movies, it is good for brief amusement nonetheless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story follows the crews and attendees of a party, which doesnu0026#39;t take long to completely crumble as monster wasps decide to attack. Thereu0026#39;s no scientific or dramatic tension like most monster movies, they just appear and wreak havoc. The main characters are the bartender and event planner, they predictably run around trying to fend off these abominations.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt plays with exaggerated violence tone, chopping heads and limbs in pretty sadistic manner. It also tries to extract any kind of humor with the bantering script, although this makes the characters rather unrealistic. For the practical and special effects, they are inconsistent in quality. CGI looks like it belongs to average video game, which doesnu0026#39;t really convey too much realism for a movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFew of the scenes look decent, especially with the bloody dismemberment. However, it can look inauthentic at times. Most of the cinematography involves jittery motion in dark tone, which is unfortunate since the brighter sequences fare better and a large portion of the movie happens in nighttime.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNarrative and effect are shoddy at best, but Stung does its job as light popcorn flick. If not anything, at least it provides a couple of giggles.”