It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

An enjoyably pulpy, trashy, competently mounted and energetically executed 50's style over-sized killer insect creature feature done with wonderfully sleazoid 90's type gore, nudity, profanity and general self-aware film buff fanaticism. An alien spaceship crashlands in a lake located nearby by a forest summercamp community. Bacteria from the spaceship infects the local mosquitoes and causes them to grow into hideous, butt-ugly, way lethal and voracious gigantic mutants who promptly develop an insatiable appetite for human blood. In short time lots of folks have been sucked dry, leaving the standard collection of mixed bag everyday schmo reluctant protagonists -- a hunky dude and his feisty girlfriend, a rugged, quick-thinking take-charge scientist, a constantly sniveling spineless clod, and a gang of bumbling criminals led by a portly, pony-tailed Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface in the original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") -- to destroy the bugs before they multiply and feast on the entire human race.Made on a modest, but well-used spare change budget in Detriot, Michigan, directed with tremendous go-for-it gusto by Gary Jones, acted with comparably infectious aplomb by an enthusiastic cast, with several slam-bang stirring insect attack set pieces (the sequence where an unrelenting swarm of flying mosquitoes attack a speeding camper especially smokes), a tasty plenitude of moist, squishy, blood-spilling and slime-slinging splatter, somewhat variable, but still funky special effects (the giant rubbery insects are really cool), a nice smattering of winningly witty B-movie in-jokes (a TV reporter named Allen Smithee, Gunnar wields a mean chainsaw in one scene, and there's a right-on raunchy send-up of the inevitable "have sex and die" backwoods fright flick cliché), a crackling forward-ho pace and a whole-hearted affection for gleefully junky $1.50 cheeseball horror cinema, "Mosquito" eagerly delivers a handy helping of good, gruesome, delightfully blunt and unpretentious straightahead dimestore monster fun.

This movie is in constant rotation on SciFi and its another one of those movies that I stop at each time its on. The plot has badly done giant mosquitoes attacking people in the country side. They have been mutated after feeding on the blood of dead aliens...I know you're shocked, you were expecting a high class movie (even with the title Mosquito) and instead you got a very silly movie played (reasonably) straight by everyone involved. Clearly the cast and crew knew this was a silly idea, but they milk it for all its worth turning the attack scenes into something you both wince at (for the idea of it) and groan at (the silliness of the execution). This is one of the rare modern attempts at a drive in movie that walks the fine line between being serious and being mocking to create something thats enjoyable despite the dumbness of it all. If you can take it on its own level its worth two bags of popcorn and a couple of sodas. If you can't take it for what it it is then you're in for a long painful viewing experience.9 out of 10 on the brain dead fun-o-meter.

This film has awful effects, acting which isn't very believable, and what's more, a very weak plot. I am completely astounded that it was made. But it certainly gets a small crowd going in a pinch. The story is about as complex as any for a low-budget horror film imaginable. It centers around a swarm of generic mosquitoes which suck an alien's blood (gee, I didn't see *that* coming!) and become huge. It is the type of film which critics circle overhead like a flock of vultures hoping to mock and ridicule. And they have a good reason for it. This film is terrible with its acting and with its story, but in the end, it is so horrid that it cannot help but get certain horror fans going. It gives off a look as though the people making the film were a group of grade school students with little better to do. And one cannot help but enjoy it.

"Mosquito" is a basic, run-of-the-mill giant insect movie.**SPOILERS**A spaceship flying in outer space drops a load of chemical waste onto Earth, landing near a camper's community. This attracts a group of mosquitoes to the area to feed. While driving through the park, Megan, (Rachel Loiselle) a new Park Ranger and her boyfriend Ray, (Tim Lovelace) hit one of the mosquitoes, which is about the size of a small cow, and take it with them. The new camp where Megan works at is besieged by mosquitoes, so Hendricks, (Ron Asheton) one of the Park Rangers, is said to spray around the edges of the camp to keep the bugs off. This only attracts more mosquitoes, and they attack the people around the campsite. While stuck in a small town waiting for their car to be fixed, Ray and Megan meet Parks, (Steve Dixon) an Air Force meteor chaser, and offers them a ride out of town. While trying to find the Park, Megan, Ray, and Parks meet a group of bank robbers, led by Earl, (Gunnar Hansen). Now convinced they are dealing with giant, bloodthirsty mosquitoes, all of them have to trust their instincts and their gear to beat off the ravenous insects.The Good News: This is another one of those films that the filmmakers say is different from similar movies because they used a different killer insect. Doing this allows you to pretty much guess what's coming next, and that can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your point of view. If you consider it a blessing, your expectations for the film will be more than meet by the surprising amount of action and suspense in the story. There are plenty of mosquito attacks in the film, and they are all a joy to watch. They feature a few pretty suspenseful parts as well. A man runs away from an unseen mosquito and hides behind a tree. As he stands there catching his breath, he begins hearing their buzzing getting louder. He turns around, but they aren't there. Sighing with relief, he turns back in the original direction as a mosquito attacks, from above. Another great scene has Parks heading off by himself to check out a distress call and finding a campsite full of bloodless victims. The sight of so many drugged bodies in one place was something new. Even adding to the enjoyment is old Leatherface himself, as Gunnar Hansen has the main role in the film as a bank-robber caught up in the mix when he and his gang get lost in the same area as the mosquitoes. That also shows the films high level of action. The entire highway chase, where Parks, Megan, Ray and Hendricks capture Earl and his brother moments before the mosquitoes catch them, then flee as the mosquitoes chase them down the highway, repeatedly trying to break in and the humans inside fighting back. This is really action and gore packed, as is the rest of the film. It is a bit gorier than most similar films, and gore hounds will not be disappointed. What really sets the film apart from most of the similar types is the high amount of gun-play in the film. We have lots of shoot-outs with the mosquitoes, and all of them are quite imaginative. The best one is the scene where their camper has overturned and they have to escape into a sewage draining system, but it has four different access paths, so with each person donning a pathway, they fire at the incoming insects, shooting them down one at a time. There is a lot of high impact action in the film.The Bad News: The low budget of the film really shines through, and that hinders the film a lot more than it should. You can tell that the mosquitoes, while really disgusting looking, are only about two or three props used in the scenes. It hampers a film that its main character is so poorly executed. What also hurts it is the apparent cheesiness that permeates the film. It's the same feeling you get that you can't explain, but which you that it is a low-budget film. It has that look to it that simply screams it, but yet it's hard to explain that look. The cheesiness is practically dripping off the screen, with the performers to the events, practically everything says cheesy. I only have to mention that particular highway scene to prove what I mean. There are tons of examples, but that is the most accurate. Also, the film does have a few scenes ripped off from other films. The aforementioned sewage fight is lifted from "Aliens," the ending screams "Night of the Living Dead" so loud, it's a wonder George Romero never sued them for it, and several attacks also remind one of the "The Swarm." The Final Verdict: Even though we have seen this movie before with different insects and a different cast, this is still a pretty good film. It manages to keep you interested with enough action set pieces and attacks, and is something rare for a film like this to do that. The cheesiness will hinder some people from enjoying it, but it still is a good film to check out.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and Nudity