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Mimic (1997)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
10/21
10/21:
Dimension Films produced a lot of crappy horror pictures during the 90's, and Mimic was one of them.
It's an Aliens rip-off, hence the title Mimic. This time, it's about
cockroaches, and they look cheap. There are no scary moments throughout, just a lot of fake tension
amounting to nothing.
I've taken the subway in various cities but have never seen an instance of flashing lights in the waiting area.
Yet this always happens in horror films. Also, the people carry weak flashlights when something like klieg
light will do. Funnily enough, all of the knowledge in the world for the three entomologists doesn't mean a
damn thing when it comes to survival except for one moment.
Nearly every character is annoying, and I don't care about any of them. The worst is Charles S. Dutton who
screams like a whiny bitch with too much profanity. Dude...it's not helping the situation. The Lukas Haas
look-alike takes second place in the Most Unbearable contest. Many kids are killed, but Chuy is okay. What's
the difference here...autism?
I can't believe Peter is married to somebody as beautiful as Susan; what a boring, bland guy. It turns out
that Mira Sorvino and Jeremy Northam hated working together. She isn't good in the film, either, and her
character manages to survive the biggest snatch of them all. F. Murray Abraham is given homework before going
away for a long time. Worse is Alix Koromzay who stopped showing up anymore in spite of getting a lot of
screen time early on.
All in all, Mimic begins with a good idea, but the execution has been piss-poor throughout.