Black Swarm

December. 07,2007      
Rating:
3.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A widow, Deputy Sheriff Jane Kozik, moves from Manhattan to Black Stone, New York, with her daughter Kelsey. There she expects to find a safe place to live. The day after moving, a homeless man is found dead in the tool shed of Jane's blind friend Beverly; an entomologist, Katherine is summoned to help with the investigation, along with Devin, Jane's brother-in-law and former boyfriend. Meanwhile, Kelsey befriends Eli, a scientist who has developed genetically modified wasps to the army as a weapon, and who is now trying to revert the process. When the wasps attack Black Stone, Jane, Devin and Eli team-up to attempt to destroy the swarm.

Sebastien Roberts as  Devin Hall / Dan Hall
Sarah Allen as  Jane Kozik
Jayne Heitmeyer as  Katherine Randell
Robert Englund as  Eli Giles
Michel Perron as  Mayor Blatz
Sheena Larkin as  Beverly Rowe
Robert Higden as  Father Francis
Andrew Shaver as  Homeless Man
Mike Paterson as  Ice Cream Man
Jacques Monast as  Neighbor / Policeman

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Reviews

Humbersi
2007/12/07

The first must-see film of the year.

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AshUnow
2007/12/08

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Humaira Grant
2007/12/09

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Bob
2007/12/10

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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winopaul
2007/12/11

I agree with drystyx. Four stars, but maybe for different reasons. First off, I saw the movie on a video sharing site that rhymes with zoo boob. So it was free and there were no commercials. Wow, now that I check the resolution, I see it is 720p, I might move back to the beginning and watch it full-screen. Naahhhh, it really is not worth watching over. I re-watched The Departed last night and no, this is not in the same league. The Departed cost 90 million dollars, this cost two million. So I think this movie is much more like giving John Lennon a tuba and getting some art. You could make 45 of these from the budget for The Departed.This movie is not Tab Hunter channeling John Waters in Lust in the Dust. It is not Tim Blake Nelson channeling the Coen brothers in Leaves of Grass. I liked both those movies a lot, and they both were way better then this movie, but lets remember: 2 million dollars. Free to watch. In HD.And it is easy to slag the actors and the script and the special effects, like Crazy King Ludwig pronouncing "This did not please me," but remember, 2 million dollars. Yeah, it was a little forced, like a dating site or community college full of 35-year-olds that know they just have to mate and settle down really soon.Everybody was a bit too good looking. Maybe not Zoolander ridiculously good looking, but I agree that going with 45-year-old fading stars with some BMI issues might have made for a better movie. I don't watch horror flicks so I didn't know Robert Englund, but when he was introduced it was easy to think "this is the best actor/actress so far." Sound was good, music was OK, walk and talk, bokeh, its really amazing to me they could make this for 2 million dollars. And two million with a child actor, that will triple your shooting time. Yeah she was precocious and yeah, I would have had her stung to death in the first ten minutes, but mothers watch made-for-TV movies, and there is no better way to keep them tuned in than to put a child in danger.Everybody says this movie was predictable but I didn't see some of it coming. It was half-way through before it became apparent this was a modified....well, Zombie is such an ugly word, lets say, a reanimation movie. Wow, the black limo just picked up the fluff babe, the surprises never cease. Maybe its a 5 star movie. Ahhh, now that I see she is a government employee, her stiff stilted delivery is quite fitting.Ahhh ahhh ahhh, a Goldwing with a sidecar, I am so tempted to do 5 stars now. Pride of Marysville Ohio. Oh, the kid is a wasp magnet-- now I really like this movie. If only they had the moral courage to have the priest toss her off a parking deck, this thing would be Palme d'Or material. OK, fluff babe is packing, and she is-- well, enough spoilers. Watch it. Its fun, its free, and its a tuba making art.

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lastliberal
2007/12/12

There are really only two reasons to watch this film: Robert Englund and Rebecca Windheim.Director David Winning did a good job of keeping the action going, but the question remains: Do we need another film about a swarm of insects taking over? We have already had killer bees, what do we get different with killer wasps? The fact that the government is developing strange weapons that get out of control has also been done. Do we really need another? That aside, it is was good to see Robert Englund in another role; this time as the scientist that developed the killer wasps, and who is trying to fix his mistake. It may be the best work he has done.Also enjoyable was young actress Rebecca Windheim in her first movie. Looking for good things from her.It was interesting to see a different twist on zombies. This time as host for the killer wasps. Kind of scary.

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lady_dee_love_some
2007/12/13

I think that it was a very good movie and I would like to get it on DVD. I was watching it las night and I would like to see it again..... WHERE CAN I BUY IT!!!!!!!!!! There was very good sound and it looked very real. I loved how everyone played there parts. I wish I would have taped it so I could see it right now. Any way if anyone know where I can get this movie please let me know. I could watch this movie over and over again, it is a must have. My kids even loves it and would like to see it again. If it is not going to be on DVD anytime soon, than I hope they put it back on sci-fi again.I hope to see it again real soon. Thank you I have been wanting on a good movie like this.

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smokzey
2007/12/14

A new breed of wasps, unidentifiable and unexplainable by petty exterminator and cop woman, are now going to kick some major booty! People are being stung and the ice-cream man doesn't seem to come to work sober anymore... something is going terribly wrong in Black Stone... a town... haunted with myths... a very very usual, safe town...This is probably higher than moderate TV entertainment. Some people seem to forget this is a TV-movie, just Robert Englund alone is good enough reason to check it out, if not, and you are interested in swarms, check this one out while working or whatever, it's OK.

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