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Copycat (1995)
Rate:
8
Viewed:
8/03, 7/19
7/19:
Copycat is an underrated serial killer picture that pairs two of the best actresses from the 80's: Sigourney Weaver
and Holly Hunter.
Both are excellent. Adding Harry Lee Connick, Jr., into the mix is a treat. It's probably the best performance
of his career. He plays a creepy-looking guy. Dermot Mulroney is also good and backs Holly Hunter up very
well. William McNamara appears to be the second coming of Ethan Hawke which, for some reason, never materialized.
The story is clever by using ideas from past real-life serial killers to make the film work better and more logically than,
say, The January Man. I appreciate the tie-ins, making me guess which method goes to which infamous serial
killer(s).
All in all, Copycat is an underrated policier with plenty of intelligence, great acting, and intrigue.