和那些靠CG蚂蚁大军堆砌感官刺激的同类B级片不同，《蚁王杀机》把恐怖锚定在人性腐烂的过程里。乔治·温德特饰演的杜克，凭借一种木然的、近乎呆滞的肢体语言，塑造出令人不安的平静感；丹尼尔·鲍德温则用紧绷的面部肌肉和突然爆发的嘶吼，呈现雷·马修斯在暴力与良知间的撕裂。镜头始终贴着角色们的脏脸和逼仄空间，那种黏腻的窒息感会让人不自觉地挠胳膊。看完会很想检查一下家里的墙角。George Wendt饰演的Duke以一副松弛的油腻面孔，反衬出体制性腐败的荒诞感。George Wendt演的Duke，表面是个普通老头，但眼神里藏着那种让你脊背发凉的平静，他和Daniel Baldwin演的Ray Mathews对峙那场戏，两人都不吼不叫，光靠呼吸节奏的变化就把紧张感拉满了。

　　Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
　　
　　"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
　　
　　From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
　　
　　The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
　　
　　The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
　　
　　Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.

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