Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 16 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
May just be the bug movie to end all bug movies.
– Susan Stark,
Detroit News,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Flawed but fun.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A jaw-dropping experience, so rigorously one-dimensional and free from even the pretense of intelligence it's hard not to be astonished and even mesmerized by what is on the screen.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
rotten:
Lacking the sophistication of the average comic book, it compensates with panoramic attack sequences, reminiscent of the Japanese swarm attacks in American war movies.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
rotten:
Lacks the courage of the book's fascist conclusions.