Well, you know what you are getting when you sit down to watch the 2005 TV movie "Swarmed". And I must say that writer Miguel Tejada-Flores and director Paul Ziller delivers exactly what you would expect.
And what would you expect from a movie such as "Swarmed"? A generic creature feature? A predictable and somewhat implausible storyline? Check and check. But still, "Swarmed" actually turned out to be entertaining and enjoyable for what it was. Sure, it was cheesy and campy, but at least you get what you can expect from a movie such as this.
The storyline in "Swarmed" is pretty straight forward; a laboratory is running genetic mutation tests on German yellow jacket insects, and of course some specimens manage to escape captivity and start wrecking havoc on the small community just in time for a local faire.
Visually then "Swarmed" was adequate. I mean, the special effects and CGI worked to their end. Mind you, this was by no means fantastic special effects, so you shouldn't expect to be bedazzled. However, for a creature feature such as this, "Swarmed" fared well enough in the effects department, as there are other movies out there with far worse special effects.
The acting in the movie was adequate, and the only familiar face on the cast list for me was Tim Thomerson. So I was enjoying watching the casted actors and actresses in the movie, because I like seeing new and unfamiliar faces on the screen.
If you enjoy a good old campy creature feature, then "Swarmed" might actually prove entertaining enough for a single viewing. I did enjoy it for what it was.
My rating of "Swarmed" lands on a five out of ten stars.
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