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by Jonathan McKee Rated R for some strong violence, sexuality, nudity, language and drug use. Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, To Live and Die in LA, The Guardian, ...) Staring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr.) Jonathan's Rating: Skip it Apparently William has forgotten how to judge a good screenplay. Bug is based off the play about a lonely and vulnerable Oklahoma woman (Judd) who falls for a man who is convinced that bugs are burrowing into his skin— and not just normal bugs—bugs created by the government in a conspiracy to take over the world. Huh? Yeah… that’s what I thought. I didn’t know the premise going into the film (or I probably would have skipped it) and I was actually intrigued for the first “act.” Judd was convincing as the trailer trash desperate and confused Oklahoma girl and a muscular Harry Connick practically reprised his creepy role that we saw way back in Copycat. But then we met “bug man” and the film went into a downward spiral. Some people are raving about this piece of art. Wow. Skip this one. SHOULD KIDS SEE IT? Nope. First, they’d be bored stiff. Secondly, the content is way too mature and depressing. Plus, Ashley has an obsession with taking her clothes off in films and she found a way to do it twice in this script as well. 
Jonathan McKee, president of The Source for Youth Ministry, is the author of numerous
youth ministry books including the brand new Connect: Real Relationships
in a World of Isolation, and the award winning books Do They
Run When They See You Coming? and Getting Students to
Show Up. He speaks and trains at camps, conferences, and
events across North America, and provides free resources for youth workers internationally on his website,
TheSource4YM.com.
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