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01/01/00
Mimic (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 15 Rotten:13 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis: When a cockroach-spread plague threatens to decimate the child population of New York City, evolutionary biologist Susan Tyler and her research associates rig up a species of "Judas" bugs and introduce them into the environment, where they will "mimic" the diseased roaches and infiltrate... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Bob Weinstein, B.J. Rack
Screenwriter: Matthew Robbins, Guillermo Del Toro
Story: Donald A. Wolheim
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Producer: Bob Weinstein, B.J. Rack
Screenwriter: Matthew Robbins, Guillermo Del Toro
Story: Donald A. Wolheim
Composer: Marco Beltrami
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Del Toro does not make Tyler a symbol of science gone out of control or of science for greed, instead he makes her a scientist who in doing good has created a monster and has to live with that guilt.
07/10/08
Del Toro consegue criar alguns bons momentos de tensão e o filme conta com um design de produção bastante acima da média para exemplares do gênero. Ainda assim, a história óbvia, típica de uma produção B, resulta em um longa descartável.
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10/15/02
It looks scary, but it doesn't feel scary. The elements are in place, but they're too familiar. Surprise is gone.
06/18/02
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06/05/02
Followed its terrific first half with a descent into horror movie formulaic crap.
02/28/02
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