Although engrossing enough in itself, withvisual slapstick and tart one-liners that come through even in the subtitles, it helps to know Romanian tofully appreciate this sharp satire-adapted from a popular and controversial stage play-of a group ofnouveau riche sisters and their family antics in the thirties. (In) poking fun at the petty bourgeoisie (thefinal set-piece in the Duduleanu family crypt is brutally funny), The Wasps' Nest exhibits a biting wit (bothverbal and visual) and keenly physical ensemble acting. Eddie Cockrell, American Film Institute