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The psychological horror film "Bug" is two movies in one, like "Grindhouse" but at half the running time and one-tenth the geek factor.
Movie 1 is a taut character study of a woman trying to avoid her ex-husband while embracing a disturbing new lover. Movie 2 lets the stars run amok, like an acting class taught by a post-"Scent of a Woman" Al Pacino.
Having two disparate moods run in succession shouldn't work, but "Bug" delivers enough originality to make it worth a look.
Just don't look too closely. Things get rather disgusting once the titular bugs make their appearance.
Or do they?
Ashley Judd, her career still recovering from a string of inane thrillers, plays a frightened young woman named Agnes living out of a motel room. She's trying to steer clear of her abusive ex-husband (Harry Connick Jr. in a sharply delineated performance). He just finished serving a jail sentence and keeps calling her room and hanging up.
Her gal pal introduces Agnes to Peter (Michael Shannon), a sad sack whose shy demeanor wins over Agnes. He stays the night in Agnes' motel room at her suggestion and, in no short order, begins living there.
That doesn't please the ex, who comes calling one day and makes it known he doesn't want anyone making time with his girl.
Meanwhile, Peter starts complaining about bugs in the motel room even though Agnes can't see what he's talking about.
End of movie 1.
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