The Wasp
Follows Heather and Carla, who meet after having not spoken in years. Heather is about to present a very unexpected proposition that could change their lives forever.
Directed by
Guillem Morales
Written by
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Studio
XYZ Films
Genre
Thriller, Drama
Video
1080p
Audio
English (EAC3 5.1)
Subtitles
English
Cast
Naomie Harris
Heather
Natalie Dormer
Carla
Dominic Allburn
Simon
Jack Morris
Tel
Leah Mondesir-Simmonds
Young Heather
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Jim
Sally Goodman
Old Lady
Jake Donald-Crookes
David
Naomi Richards
Helen
Evelyn Temple
Ruth
Alice Grace
Ruby's Mum
Eire Farrell
School Bully
Lilly-Anne Marston-Smith
Carla's Daughter
Harrison Metcalf
School Bully
Scarlett Moore
Bully
Evelyn Morris
School Student
Reviews
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
A confident portrait of how the tiny humiliations of childhood can fester, The Wasp is a delicious, dark delight
Valerie Complex
"The Wasp" is an intense film that showcases the talents of its cast and director. It's a journey into the dark recesses of the human psyche, and leaves a lasting impression.
Andrew Dignan
What might have been chalked up as regrettable oversights on the part of the film... are revealed to be concerted choices. And inane ones.
Avi Offer
A spellbinding, taut and intelligent Hitchcockian thriller. Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer give career-best performances.
Dina Kaur
These two actresses are more than capable of intricate parts, but the script they were given was just a letdown.
Frank Swietek
Whether you'll find that it works in the end will depend on your tolerance of narrative contrivance... has some glaring plot holes, but if you're willing to overlook them it carries a sting.
Hoai-Tran Bui
A disturbing chamber drama, which takes you on a surprisingly twisty narrative that gets more shocking with each turn.
Hope Madden
Whatever its dramatic contrivances, and there are a few, the success of The Wasp boils down to riveting, believable performances that command your attention.
Beatrice Loayza
The Wasp is above all a dramatic showcase for its two actresses - that most of the action takes place in one setting, Heather's living room, adds to this thespian powder keg.
Kristian M. Lin
What keeps The Wasp from becoming stagey are the performances by Harris and Dormer as they give Malcolm's dialogue the spark of real-life conversation and capture the shift in power between them.
Al Alexander
The movie's hornet's nest of ideas will provoke thought. Not just about gender roles and man's inhumanity to man but also the crucial necessity that we cling tight to our fast-fading empathy.
Mark Dujsik
It's just a questionable and exploitative piece of shallow gamesmanship.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
...a plot development straight out of a Hitchcock movie, and it kicks The Wasp into a completely different gear...
Kurt Loder
Just when you think you have a handle on what's happening, it turns out you're wrong.
Todd Jorgenson
Strong performances and intriguing character dynamics fuel the tension in this intimate British drama about repressed rage and lingering trauma.
Murtada Elfadl
Morales wisely relies on his two lead actors to bring taut vitality to the proceedings. However, as he keeps putting in many circular scenes that don't differ much from each other, the intensity of their performances starts to feel inconsistent.
Steven Prokopy
The ending is about as cold-hearted and calculated as anything I've seen this year from a crime drama like The Wasp.
Travis Hopson
Features rich, complex performances by Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer. Together, they deliver an entertaining, multi-layered film that keeps finding new ways to surprise.
Ross McIndoe
For better and worse, you can tell that The Wasp was initially written for the stage.
Sheila O'Malley
The script is an airtight lair.