**1/2 (out of 5)
Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Charles Dutton
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
After a disease that is killing thousands of children is
discovered to be carried and spread by common cockroaches,
entomologist Sorvino engineers a sterile superroach to kill all of
the regular roaches. These superbugs were supposed to have died out
after one generation, but they infact mutated and evolved into
humanlike monsters, preying on the young and the weak of the city,
and soon they threaten to destroy humankind.
This film is carried largely by the intelligence of the idea and script, but other than that is a gruesome and depressing experience. Poorly cast in almost every role, with three annoying kids thrown in to boot, this is probably a tale that was better left untold. I can't recommend this film due to leaving me disgusted with life after viewing it, and for a terrible rushed last half hour.
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