Sting

MovieGuys 6/11/2024 11:26:06PM 8.4

Sting is a decent little by the numbers horror. A dark take on the novel Charlotte's Web, Sting offers up a skin crawlingly, creepy horror experience. Its struggling middle class, suburban setting, with the usual issues you might find in any home, is starkly contrasted with an alien, other worldly, eight legged horror. This film is simple but well done. It sensibly starts off, quite literally, small and then grows, gradually amplifying the extent and scope of of the scares, which are predominantly of the jump in your seat, variety. Probably not one, I would think, for those of us, with a weak ticker. In summary, neat little horror film, with subject matter most people would find creepily unsettling. Worth a look.

r96sk 6/6/2024 10:28:49PM 8.4

Good viewing. <em>'Sting'</em> gave me what I desired, albeit without properly enthralling me at any point. It's a well done horror flick, I do prefer these sorta ones where it is more the characters getting unsettled rather than the audience with cheap jump scares etc. The run time of around 90 minutes is astutely chosen, also. The cast are positives. Alyla Browne produces a sturdy showing, while Ryan Corr is good too. The likes of Penelope Mitchell and Jermaine Fowler support nicely. Robyn Nevin's Gunter character was the only I didn't really rate. Away from them, the effects for the spider are effective, I like how it changes throughout. There perhaps could've been some more fun had with the kills, though what is there sufficed for me to be honest.

Dr_Nostromo 5/11/2026 8:55:39PM 8.4

71/100 A young teenage girl captures an extraterrestrial spider that proceeds to get really big and really hungry, really fast. Here's a creature feature I had a great time watching. It's a slower burn than one might think as it spends a large amount of time on the characters, which is probably why it didn't get very high ratings. But for me, the characters were all quite likable, a bit quirky and were dealing with real-world problems making the stakes that much higher. The spider effects were intensely horrific keeping arachnophobes like me squirming in our seat. Loved it! -- DrNostromo.com