Three years later relatives of the Tyler Mann bug have mutated into giant carnivorous insects, capable of imitating human behavior. They don't have conversations, or walk to work like the Body Snatchers. They stand tall in subway stations, their closed wings like long coats, and when noone's looking, open themselves to swoop down on lone travellers with the ferocity of famished falcons. Tyler and Mann go in search of what they suspect, but dare not believe to be true, that their life saving bugs have turned into Godzilla's gnats. Mexican director, Guillermo Del Toro, does not follow Hollywood's traditional approach to nature's abnormalites.
Fear is suggested, rather than flung at the screen.
Effects are used with discretion. His imagination is visual and quirky. He likes to surprise. They made their presence felt. Weaver, which misses by miles.