Mimic
A Bold Experiment!... A Deadly Mistake!
This electrifying thriller features sexy Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and screen favorite Charles S. Dutton! A team of scientists discover a miracle cure that stops the spread of a deadly disease... only to find three years later that something has gone terribly wrong! Their creation has taken on a horrifying life of its own... able to mimic and destroy its every predator - even man! And now, it threatens to wipe out an entire city... unless they stop it in time! A stylish, acclaimed hit featuring riveting performances from a superb cast, Mimic delivers heart-pounding thrills that never let up!
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More like "Alien" than "Pan's Labyrinth" - Solangel
My husband and I enjoyed the movie more now than before, when it came out. We have become fans of Del Toro over the years and wanted to watch Mimic again. We enjoyed looking for his trademarks (the most obvious ones, children and insects, were easy to find!). As his first Hollywood movie, it is easy to see the Hollywood formula influence as well. All in all, we enjoyed Giannini's performance and the movie in general. But don't expect to find any of the fantastical elements you Del Toro puts in his other movies.Opinions Are Devided But I Enjoyed It - crosswizeshotz
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro, “Mimic” is an often overlooked creature thriller. Of course, if you compare it to Del Toro’s other projects it’s really very mediocre but that doesn’t hide the fact that it’s a very good example of its genre. Complete with the cautionary social commentary, this movie is nearly a perfect homage to the old giant bug movies of past generations.Good Cast, Great Writer/Director, Lousy Movie - Gregg
Cockroaches in New York City are found to be the cause of a new childhood disease that is killing thousands, so an enterprising young entomologist (Mira Sorvino) comes up with a plan to genetically a breed of cockroaches that will be unable to procreate and thus kill off the species. Apparently in this reality nobody has ever heard of chaos theory or even read/seen “Jurassic Park”, although it could be argued no logical mind could have actually anticipated the results here. The cockroaches adapt (of course) getting larger (okay) and developing the ability to mimic humans (really?). Thus unless our protagonist can come up with a solution quickly they will spread and takeover the world (I really wish I had made that part up).
The writing is weak; it’s full of clichés and has no credibility (although to be fair to the screenwriter his script may not have been followed). The initial genetic engineering premise is interesting but it quickly degenerates into things that go bump in the night and big scary bugs.
The film was written and directed by the very talented Guillermo del Toro, though as a result of his struggles with his producers (the Weinstein's) he would disassociate himself from the final result.
The films fairly talented cast including Sorvino, F. Murray Abraham, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Jeremy Northam and Josh Brolin are unfortunately unable to rise above the material.
In a fairly glaring continuity error, Sorvino’s character while searching for a missing companion calls out the wrong name, that of another character who isn’t there. If anybody had cared, they could easily have fixed this in post-production.
Not really a film for anyone but especially not for the squeamish or those that don’t enjoy the repeated placement of children in dangerous situations.
Filmed largely in Toronto.
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More like "Alien" than "Pan's Labyrinth" - Solangel
My husband and I enjoyed the movie more now than before, when it came out. We have become fans of Del Toro over the years and wanted to watch Mimic again. We enjoyed looking for his trademarks (the most obvious ones, children and insects, were easy to find!). ...Opinions Are Devided But I Enjoyed It - crosswizeshotz
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro, “Mimic” is an often overlooked creature thriller. Of course, if you compare it to Del Toro’s other projects it’s really very mediocre but that doesn’t hide the fact that it’s a very good example of its genre. Complete with the ...Good Cast, Great Writer/Director, Lousy Movie - Gregg
Cockroaches in New York City are found to be the cause of a new childhood disease that is killing thousands, so an enterprising young entomologist (Mira Sorvino) comes up with a plan to genetically a breed of cockroaches that will be unable to procreate and ...