Mosquito (1999)

Although it is well constructed, "Mosquito" is nothing but a tired retread of a well-worn cinematic idea. As the title implies, and as you can imagine (if you imagine the worst), the film is mainly seen through the eyes of a mosquito.

Yep, and the mosquito falls in love with a girl. And the girl has a man come over to her apartment. and the mosquito gets jealous... and you can fill in the blanks on the rest.

German filmmaker Frieder Wittich may just be too damn young to know he's copying a cinematic idea that has been wrung out so often. Don't they teach a class on cinematic clichés? It's really a waste of talent.

Wittich's film is is technically perfect. His visuals utilizing both POV of the mosquito and standard camera shots are perfect. His humor is sweet and subtle. His story is well crafted. It's a nice film to watch. But there is absolutely nothing new about it from a story aspect, only slightly new material from the story-telling aspect.

Report Card

Script: F

Acting: B+

Cinematography\Lighting: A+

Special Effects\Make Up: A+

Music: C

Final Grade: D-