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Mimic (1997) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
But now that the threat of atomic war has passed, and we don't think twice about nuclear power plants, a new kind of scientific meddling had to be created. This void was, of course, filled with genetics. Now there is new breed of sci-fi/horror films, ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
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Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
ErikCinema (Erik Bauman)
Joe Chamberlain
Nothing about Mimic really makes it any different from any other monster film that I have ever seen. The special effects are pretty good in terms of the big bugs, but they certainly don't reach out and grab you (pardon the pun). They are nowhere near ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Joe Chamberlain
El Tiempo Latino (Jennice Fuentes)
Dragan Antulov
successful movies. Ironically, the film whose very title suggest lack oforiginality proved to be one of the more interesting and originalexamples of its genre. That was MIMIC, 1997 horror film directed byGuillermo Del Toro.Plot of the film is based on ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Dragan Antulov
Steve Rhodes
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen is a master at the art of the shadow. The shadowy mood combined with the script's proper sense of timing the best monster movies delay our first complete view of the monster as long as possible yields a film that builds ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Steve Rhodes
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
On one level Mimic is simply another copy of Alien (1979)
with people running down darkened tunnels being pursued by a creature and
with a thin patina of science to justify the goings-on. On the other hand,
while not straying too far from its ...read the complete Mimic movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
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Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Why is it that it seems every science fiction horror film in the last eighteen years tries to duplicate Alien? Mimic is the latest example of the trend. And, although overall it is a good, creepy thriller, it could have been much more without its Alien ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
What if an insect grew as big as a human and managed to "mimic" human shape and appearance? And what if we became the prey?That's the premise ofMimic, a darkly stylish new horror film that's firmly in the tradition of flicks about ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
This is a very well crafted film that had me glued to the edge of my seat practically the whole movie long. Scientifically, the film is a mess, and some parts of the story are too predictable, but on the whole, this is a good creature-feature. It rates ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
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Deseret News, Salt Lake City
"Frankenstein" meets "Alien," by way of "Outbreak" in "Mimic," a science-fiction thriller that's, unfortunately, not as scary, funny or smart as it could have or should have been.
That's not to say that it's unwatchable, though. In fact, "The ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
I hate bugs. And I hate being closed in. The first half of Mimic scared the s**t out of me. Bug person Mira Sorvino is called on to get rid of an infestation of roaches carrying a deadly ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
After a disease that is killing thousands of children is discovered to be carried and spread by common cockroaches, entomologist Sorvino engineers a sterile superroach to kill all of the regular roaches. These superbugs were supposed to have died out afte ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With Mimic, Miramax is probably hoping to reproduce the success of last year's Scream, the highest-grossing slasher/horror movie of all time.
However, while this atmosphere-drenched film offers a few ...read the complete Mimic movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
In the interest of giving credit where credit's due, let me first mention that Mimic has great bugs. Under the supervision of longtime SFX maestro Rob Bottin ( Se7en, John Carpenter's The Thing ), this film's swarm of giant, mutated cockroaches is ...read the complete Mimic movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
It's dark, dank, and gloomy. The human survivors are trapped, prisoners in a structure from which all the escape routes have been cut off. The enemy, nightmarish creations of some special effects creature workshop, are closing in slowly but inexorably. On ...read the complete Mimic movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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