The Wasp

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The Wasp

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2024

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

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Heather and Carla agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.

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Elevated beyond its stagy trappings by Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer's cunning performances, The Wasp draws blood with minimal irritation.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

The script is an airtight lair.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 2, 2024

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Ross McIndoe

Slant Magazine

For better and worse, you can tell that The Wasp was initially written for the stage.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 2, 2024

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Murtada Elfadl

Variety

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.

Aug 31, 2024

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Ian Bunting

Daily Record (UK)

The Wasp may be better suited to its stage origins, however, thanks to surprise story beats and electric face-offs between Harris and Dormer, you won’t need bug spray to fend off this taut thriller.

May 8, 2025

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

As themes of class, race and lingering trauma surface, Harris and Dormer bring conviction and ferocity to this contained exercise in contrasts and cold enmity.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2025

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Murjani Rawls

Substream Magazine

To its credit, The Wasp uses that simplification to its advantage and shows the film has much more to offer.

Sep 25, 2024

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Brian

Blew my mind! No notes, please go in completely blind!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Dan N

Excellent film! New faces, Brit film, great performances. Great plot twists I never saw coming! Highly recommended!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Calvin B

WASP WAS GREAT. It had an amazing Plot with a twist that showed vengeance hurt despair and anger. Naomi Harris was off the chain with her acting. Dormer played a great supporting actress as well!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Kyle

Underrated flick. Didn’t see much advertising if any but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. No really dull spots or lagging. Nice build and good tie together for everything as it moves along.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Ted B.

4.0 stars; This is definitely a two-woman performance in a single location, i.e., a stage play. So what is it doing on the big screen, you ask? If it were a stage play, it would be Broadway level just on the performances alone, which were superb. The reason it makes a good movie, to me, is because of the way the plot is laid out. There is no real character development in the beginning of the film; you're left to do that on your own. However, as the film progresses, the revealed previous history between the two women exposes the character of each. There are a number of surprises along the way that keep you engaged. That engagement is rewarded by an ending that you're not really prepared for.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/22/25

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Mark B

Strong performances and solid plot keeps you engaged.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Heather and Carla agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.

Director: Guillem Morales
Producer: Maxime Cottray, Nate Bolotin, Sean Sorensen, Matthew B. Schmidt, Leonora Darby, James Harris
Screenwriter: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Tea Shop Productions, XYZ Films, Paradise City Films, Royal Viking Entertainment, IPR.VC
Rating: R (Sexual Assault|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m

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