Sting is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner Director of Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead (2014), Nekrotronic (2018) and Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021).
I actually had some sort of excitement for Sting, Kiah Roache-Turner did a great job with the Wyrmwood movies plus there’s been a lack of spider movies lately. Unfortunately the many odd decisions with Sting completely stops it from being anything memorable.
Sting does have its positives, particularly the opening scene, the final act and the gore. The opening scene starts out with a bang especially combined with the location, it’s short, simple and to the point. However once that scene is over prepare for some incredibly slow pacing and a lot of very misplaced family drama, it’s a baffling decision that rather than stick with the spiders the movie instead mainly focuses on family drama which consists of a few people screaming at each other while some spider scenes occur in the background.
It’s unfortunate because when the movie decides to be a spider movie it has the vibes of a 50s and 80s B horror movie especially when the movie finally picks up during the final act. That’s when you get some actually quite nasty kills with a ton of gore, seeing it unfold really makes you wish the rest of the movie was this much fun. But by that point the movie is practically over, the performances are about what you expect. They aren’t the absolute worst and get the job done, but they aren’t particularly great either.
Overall Sting is quite honestly a whole nothing burger, there’s some really neat moments especially if you are into 50s and 80s B horror. But that’s all you are really going to get out of this one unfortunately.
Sting releases tomorrow in theaters.
4/10 D+
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