Sting
critic Reviews
, 68% Fresh Tomatometer Score- Sting should satisfy horror fans in the mood for a creature feature, even if the end results likely won't linger in the memory.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMeagan NavarroBloody Disgusting
Thanks to Browne’s bold performance and an emphasis on practical creature effects, Sting works as an entertaining throwback creature feature.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSimon AbramsRogerEbert.com
The makers of “Sting,” led by writer/director Kiah Roache-Turner (“Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead”), have obviously seen a lot of genre movies, but that cinephilia doesn’t translate into good cheap thrills or crowd-pleasing adventure drama.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreOwen GleibermanVariety
“Sting” is never more than a cheeseball trifle, but at least the film knows it.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBill GoodykoontzArizona Republic
All in all, “Sting” is … fine.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDais JohnstonInverse
It’s a paint-by-numbers creature feature, but it goes over the lines in a distracting way.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDavid EhrlichindieWire
There's decent fun to be had in this crafty and contained Aussie skin-crawler, but Sting is a bit too small for its massive alien spider to maneuver itself in unexpected ways.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRob HunterFilm School Rejects
Sting finds some minor thrills as the extraterrestrial arachnid goes about its creepy, flesh-eating business, and fans of the subgenre will enjoy those highs. The human element is nowhere near as strong, though.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJenn AdamsStrong Female Antagonist
Roache-Turner imbues the film with a razor-sharp wit and threatens characters we’ve been trained to assume will be safe.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreOliver PfeifferSciFiNow
Brad Shield’s prowling camerawork around the confined, one-location setting helps keep events thoughtfully focused while maintaining gripping momentum.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSteven ProkopyThird Coast Review
Even a bad spider movie has something to offer, simply because so many of us are terrified of the eight-legged nightmares, and Sting isn’t a terrible movie by any stretch.
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