I must say, for a no budget exploitation picture, this film is well-made, edited, displays flourishes of style, and has a neat animated sequence. It's also not the easiest picture to sit through. I suppose if you like being inside the head of a psychotic (though she claims it's strictly for the money), you might enjoy this. The Hornet's Sting is a slightly twisted view of a killer's perspective movie, falling somewhere between a movie like Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer, and, say, Hostel. Not just the torture angle, but the paying customers for the sport of torture angle. That's an interesting plot element, but with a running time of 59 minutes (the first 14 of which are wasted), it's left relatively unexplored. Like, let's meet some clients. Or, a little more character development. Overall, this is OK for what it is, if you're into this kind of thing. It's certainly an accomplishment on a $1000 budget.
I went into this blind, then watched the trailer. Don't watch the trailer beforehand, it gives away a plot twist, and spells out the story. Which I may have just done above, but in my defense, there ain't much story.
I went into this blind, then watched the trailer. Don't watch the trailer beforehand, it gives away a plot twist, and spells out the story. Which I may have just done above, but in my defense, there ain't much story.
