Mira Sorvino is fine as a compassionate entomologist connected with the Centers for Disease Control who may have ignored the big picture when she introduced a genetically engineered bug into New York City’s ecosystem. Even the melodramatic score can’t ruin the essentially serious tenor of this old-style non-self-referential horror story, whose characterizations are unassailable—stereotypical shtick you buy because the performers are working so hard and their faces are so skillfully lit. Written by Matthew Robbins and director Guillermo del Toro (Cronos).
