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Mimic (1997)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:16

Rotten:13

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

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... 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 their grubby habitats. So far so good...until the bugs keep on evolving and learn to mimic their next prey--humans. Noirish, dazzling production work ensconces reliably creepy bug-related thrills. Based on the short story by Donald A. Wolheim. [More]

Starring: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini

Starring: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Josh Brolin, Alix Koromzay, F. Murray Abraham, James Costa, Javon Barnwell, Norman Reedus, Pak-Kwong Ho, Glen Bang, Margaret Ma, Warna Fisher, Alan Argue, Charles Hayter, Julian Richings, James Kidnie, Eve English, Bill Lasovich

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Bob Weinstein, B.J. Rack
Screenwriter: Matthew Robbins, Guillermo Del Toro
Story: Donald A. Wolheim
Composer: Marco Beltrami

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03/26/09
Todd McCarthy
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Preposterous, yes, but a lot of fun.

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02/14/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Fairly lame bug horror. Not del Toro's best, to put it mildly.

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07/18/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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.

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07/10/08
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

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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06/24/06
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05/20/03
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

a real creepfest, directed for maximum chilliness

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

A fun, goopy throwback to the Monster Flicks of yesterday.

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07/29/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

It looks scary, but it doesn't feel scary. The elements are in place, but they're too familiar. Surprise is gone.

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06/18/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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06/05/02
Dwayne E. Leslie
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine

Followed its terrific first half with a descent into horror movie formulaic crap.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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Richard Harrington
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02/27/01
James Kendrick
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