everything you have heard about this movie is true.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Once in a while a movie comes by that is so campy and fun that it forever finds a place in your heart. This could almost be one of those movies if the production wasn't so lackluster and straight-forward. The idea is delightfully insane, but where does it really go from there? The whole movie bathes in a rather unpleasant Eurotrash-atmosphere, probably because most of the dirty work was outsourced to Bulgaria to cut costs. Their cheap labour actually looks semi-professional, which is the absolute worst thing you can have in a movie about a killer half man/half mosquito. Corin Nemec plays the hero in this movie, to which I can only say that I'm glad he's working. It beats infomercials, not by much though. "Mansquito" is in many ways frustrating, because it could have gone so much more over the top. There are a couple of good action scenes though, and it does have the merit of an insanely high body count, so I guess I still kinda like it.

"Hey, Mansquito!" Cory Nemec yells as he takes on an 8-foot mosquito with a body like armor plate and an insatiable thirst for human blood. And that gives you an idea of the level of this Sci-Fi Channel flick, which has an escaped murderer getting doused with some chemical and morphing into a reasonably scary, blood-sucking monster. Problem is, when it's a man in a rubber suit, Mansquito can barely get out of its own way. When it is CGI, the thing's all over the place and can even fly, after a fashion. The two images don't mesh very well, but I'm a sucker for a man in a rubber suit, having grown up on Godzilla flicks. What raises this no-plot nonsense above the ordinary is the extraordinary amount of gore. When Mansquito gets its claws on ya, it's pretty ghastly. It stabs its protuberance into one's head or chest and sucks the poor victim dry. It also has a tendency to dismember some of its victims, all of whom are all displayed in lovely, splattery fashion. After awhile, the place looks like a war zone. Besides Cory yelling "Hey, Mansquito!", I loved the bit where two cops spot the ripped-off arm of a fellow officer, the hand still holding a gun, and one says to the other, "What's that?" before hastily retreating. Plus the always lovely if eternally untalented Musetta Vander is the requisite mad scientist. Even in her 40s, she's such a dish. Watch it for the incredible amount of gore. By the way, the bloodsucking sequences were clearly inspired by the Queen Bug in STARSHIP TROOPERS stabbing Patrick what's-his-name in the head and sucking his brains out. No harm, no foul.

This was a very interesting movie because it was played out like a b-movie, it had the cover of a b-movie, heck, it even had the plot of a b-movie but as far as technicalities go, this seemed like an A-movie that had the bad luck of being labeled as a B-movie. This movie is essentially about a convict who has been unwillingly volunteered to be the test subject of a new serum to cure a deadly virus spread by mosquitoes, the problem is, as a result of his attempted escape, he becomes a bloodthirsty bug in the process. This movie had everything a good B/A-movie should have. It had great camera work, great lighting, it even had great special effects. The only downside to this movie was the acting, a major contribution, and some cheesy scares, but there were some very gory parts that were pretty intense.Lets do the bad parts first. The acting was not all that good; in fact, there were points where I would mock the person who was on screen and his or her performance. Musette Vander, who play Dr. Allen, does not do a good job emotionally charging her character, and when she throw a temper tantrum, it seems as though she was overreacting and at the same time a bit tired of her character or role. Corin Nemec, who plays Lt. Randall, does some justice to this film as far as acting is concerned. However, there are points where he can be a bit clueless even though he is supposed to know what is going on. There was a great performance by Patrick Dreikauss, who plays Det. Morrison. One person, who was only in the movie for a few minutes and managed to decline his acting abilities, was Matt Jordon, who played the convict and Mosquito Man. His performance was a bit laughable and he seemed way too eager to be in the role, he didn't concentrate on his character.The scary parts in this movie were neither abundance nor a deficit. As far as "jump out scares," there was one real scene where I jumped out of my couch, but other than that some of those scares you can see coming. They were too predictable just by the way the scene was set up. However, as far as gore is concerned, this movie strikes at a 8 or 9. Some scenes, after Mosquito Man attacks, seem like a slaughter with missing limbs, dismembered bodies, blood splatter and overall carnage. When Mosquito Man attacks somebody and shoves that proboscis of his down somebody's throat or into somebody's stomach, it can get a bit gritty and gory. The design of Mosquito Man was also pretty frightening, and obviously heavily influenced on Cronenberg's The Fly, but nonetheless, it was till pretty creep. It resembled a man, by means of walking and holding, but it also had the anatomy of an upright mosquito.As far as the technical aspects of this film are concerned, they were truly amazing. If I did not know what a B-movie looked like, I probably would have thought this was an A-movie. The lighting was surprisingly excellent, it didn't seem over saturated or too dimly lit. It had great portrait lighting as well as great night and stale lighting. The camera angles where so amazing, steady and incorporated some great pans and zooms. There where great establishing shots that reminded me of some 80s b-movie flicks. There were some great sweeping shots and quality of the picture was really great, and did not seem anywhere near B-movie quality. The special effects for the Mosquito Man were very obviously CG, but for a movie of this caliber, it was really good CG and motion effects.Overall, this was an average "B"- movie, with A-movie technicalities. The acting was average and at points it was really bad, but that's what you get when you enter this territory. The scares where not abundant, however, the gore and splatter effects were and it really shows. This is one of those B-movies that is a hidden gem or it could be a guilty pleasure. You'll probably end up passing it up on the DVD rack, but I recommend this movie to those who enjoy cult classics or B-movies. If you are one of those people who enjoy a high quality of horror movie, you'll be surprised how much reputation this movie might hold up. Either way, I enjoyed it and hopefully you'll see what I'm talking about when it comes to movie quality and not acting.

You don't have to watch Mosquito Man to know that it takes heavy influence from David Cronenberg's classic film 'The Fly', but I liked said film a lot and so decided that I would be happy if this film merely offered a fun retelling of it. I'm pleased to say that while Mosquito Man is silly and redundant, it is at least lots of fun and therefore offers enough as far as I'm concerned. I have to admit that I find insects fascinating, and this is a good thing given how many insect related horror films there are to choose from. Mosquito's don't really interest me, and the film doesn't really delve into their life cycle much...but luckily, it doesn't really matter. The film bases its plot on the idea of a virus that is working its way through the human population. A couple of scientists have found some sort of cure involving mosquitoes, but this backfires when a convict set to be used as a guinea pig escapes and causes an accident in the facility. His DNA is then merged with the mosquito DNA and he becomes, you guessed it, a human-mosquito hybrid with a mission to mate with the female scientist who has suffered the same unfortunate fate.Director Tibor Takács made a minor splash back in the eighties with cult hits The Gate and I, Madman. This film is unlikely to remembered with the same affection as the latter two films, but it features the same kind of nonsense, yet well worked plot line. The special effects are important in a film like this, and despite being a film that is unlikely to ever amount to anything - Mosquito Man does feature great special effects. The central monster looks cool enough, and this is matched by some great gory scenes that will please anyone with a mind to see it. As mentioned, the plot doesn't delve very deep but it does at least focus on the important elements and remains interesting for the duration. The acting is surprisingly decent also, with the hot Musetta Vander providing the eye candy (both for the audience and for the title monster), while Corin Nemec is good in the opposite role. It's not hard to guess where it's going at any point, but the film races towards the inevitable conclusion with style, and the director chucks in a nice gore sequence every time things start to dry up. Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this trash to anyone looking for a fun flick, and it's nowhere near as bad as it could have been.