STUNG (2015)

Stung is a fun homage to monster movies of the 1950's, where giant mutant ants or rabbits or frogs or whatever were always set on destroying our world.  Here the story revolves around a young caterer named Julia (Jessica Cook), who has taken over her father's business since his death, and her assistant Paul (Matt O'Leary), who drive out to an isolated country estate to cater a yearly garden party for an elderly widow and her creepy son Sydney (a wonderful Clifton Collins Jr.).  As the night goes on, we learn the deceased owner of the property was a guy whose business was pesticides - and that's about when the giant wasps start attacking, not only stinging the guests but using their bodies as hosts to grow more.  Stung is gory, fun, even funny - though I was hoping for "funnier"; had heard the film was sort of comedy-horror, but it takes itself a bit more seriously than that, to the film's detriment.  Still a truly fun, well-done monster movie fans of the genre will enjoy, no doubt; just wish it had pushed a little harder at poking fun at itself! (not rated)  B