Summary: In the charming independent movie "Bug", a small boy squashing an insect sets in motion a series of events, large and small, that include a lost restaurant reservation, a drunken fender-bender, disruption of basic cable television service, and more than one relationship falling apart. One person's disaster becomes another's boon, and vice versa--because a man loses his job, a young girl becomes the lead ballerina in the school play, which in turn causes the death of a pet pig. Featuring Brian Cox ("Manhunter", "L.I.E."), Jamie Kennedy ("Scream", "Malibu's Most Wanted"), Sarah Poulson ("Down with Love"), and John Carroll Lynch ("Fargo", "Bubble Boy"), "Bug" takes a comic look at the interconnectedness of life. The movie occasionally tries too hard for emotional resonance, but its best comic touches--like some vengeful fortune cookie messages written by a jilted boyfriend--give "Bug" a wry wit worth checking out. "--Bret Fetzer"
Bug
(2002)
