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Mimic Reviews

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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..... Read more

Starring	Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, F. Murray Abraham
Director	Guillermo del Toro
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Effective and atmospheric horror movie, with much of the action taking place in subway tunnels; its visual style creates unease without resorting to shock effects.
- 31662
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 8
  - 5
  Poor Poor Poor
  
  I'd like to be more contructive but, what a pile of cr#p!! Don't put your self through it. I watched it upto the point in which a human/cockroach man ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Greg
  - Reading
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 08:02
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- - 0
  - 0
  Not that bad
  
  Lacking in graphics, plot is ok, but what do you expect from a 90's horror. Ultimately worth a watch, but dont go out of your way.
  
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- - MikeBoro
  - 1 review
  - Middlesbrough
  - 26 Feb 2012 at 19:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Average horror flick
  
  The concept behind how the Mimic bug became an emeny of mankind is rather terrible and laughable at times.
  
  The film is a reasonable horror flick, ... read more »
  
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  - Farnborough
  - 16 Feb 2011 at 16:51
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth a look
  
  Not a bad film if you like SIFI futuristic stuff, a little predictable but has a good few jumpy bits!
  
  Worth adding to the list.
  
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- 887718
- - a customer
  - uk
  - 29 Apr 2010 at 16:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Unconvincing and erratic
  
  Not a great outing for Ms Sorvino et al.
  
  A huge continuity gaff (Sorvino comes out of a train car and shouts for the little boy, Chuy, except that ... read more »
  
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- 867505
- - BigMeUp
  - 268 reviews
  - Midlands, UK
  - 01 Mar 2010 at 11:06
- - 1
  - 0
  Guilty Pleasure.
  
  Bubblegum Horror, I loved it. Sit back and enjoy the Cheese.
  
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- 859431
- - Billypinky
  - 45 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Feb 2010 at 00:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Alright
  
  I agree with another reviewer,alright for a watch but nothing more.There is a reason this has been forgotten about and after you see this you'll do the same... read more »
  
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  - Byfleet
  - 22 Aug 2009 at 22:41
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  mmmmm
  
  Like Cronos a big disappointment. Predictable and lacking in imagination. Pan's Labryinth, Devils Backbone and Orphanage are far superior Del Toro films, ... read more »
  
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- - Kmallon
  - 1 review
  - Birmingham
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 13:11
- - 1
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  Average horror film
  
  This is an average sort of horror movie.Not one of the best,by any means.Mira Sorvino is not bad as the bug lady.It is pretty gory in parts and a bit slow.I ... read more »
  
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- - porthos
  - 48 reviews
  - Huddersfield
  - 27 May 2009 at 23:55
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  - 0
  bugs
  
  a film about bugs a film you would watch on the tele but not on a cinama.not a bad film though so give it a try.
  
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- - markleetracy
  - 39 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 19 Mar 2009 at 17:10
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  Mimic
  
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  I was intruiged by mimic, as it is Del Toro's (Pan's Labyrith, Cronos) first english langauge feature. I wondered if his storytelling style and vivid ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 17 Mar 2009 at 11:56
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- - 8
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  Poor Poor Poor
  
  I'd like to be more contructive but, what a pile of cr#p!! Don't put your self through it. I watched it upto the point in which a human/cockroach man ... read more »
  
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- 153658
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Greg
  - Reading
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 08:02
- - 3
  - 0
  Solid Del Toro
  
  Guillermo Del Toro is arguably the best director working in the world at the moment and
  
  Pan's Labyrinth is certainly one of the films of the ... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 09 Nov 2007 at 10:57
- - 3
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  Overlooked Classic
  
  Often glossed over, this is a stylishly made and very underrated horror. It has its share of exceptional shocks and tension that films like 'Saw' and &#... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Workington, England
  - 29 Nov 2008 at 14:20
- - 2
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  Del Toro magic
  
  Guillermo del Toro sure likes things in jars and insect's... and Mimic is no exception. Really enjoyed this, not my fave del Toro movie but good on the ... read more »
  
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- - Dirk Diggler
  - Warwickshire, England
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 13:08
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  mimic
  
  pretty ordinary horror..worth watching once
  
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  - blyth
  - 14 Oct 2005 at 17:54
- - 2
  - 1
  'Bugs Life' it ain't!
  
  After watching this horror/thriller for 10mins I became totally engrossed in this entertaining shocker.
  
  Excellent character development and quality ... read more »
  
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- - mark05
  - west yorkshire
  - 09 Nov 2004 at 20:09
- - 2
  - 1
  Terrible!
  
  My friend had to MAKE me sit through this film when it was on TV! It was absolute shizzle! I was offended!
  
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- - darktimes
  - 22 reviews
  - Cumbria, England
  - 22 Jun 2007 at 17:46
- - 1
  - 0
  Awful!
  
  A seriously bad film. The concept is laughable, the characters uninteresting, the tension non-existent. I kept hoping the giant insects would just get on and ... read more »
  
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- 187056
- - goddessofchaos
  - Scotland
  - 23 Dec 2005 at 22:37
- - 1
  - 0
  enjoyable
  
  thoroughly enjoyable horror. Gory at times. Worth watching
  
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- 265481
- - a customer
  - Kent England
  - 18 Jul 2006 at 16:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Mimic - Good Entertainment.
  
  Good Entertainment about a spread of cockroach genetically altered and on a killing spree. Scary in parts and lots of murders. Interesting, entertaining script... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - 29 May 2007 at 09:54

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Critics' reviews
- Effective and atmospheric horror movie, with much of the action taking place in subway tunnels; its visual style creates unease without resorting to shock effects.
- 31662
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Del Toro is an expert at the ominous, using a striking visual sense to drench his films with an atmosphere suffocatingly thick with undefined menace..."
- 10344
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- The first US picture from the Mexican director of Cronos is a sci-fi thriller, fusing a dark, poetic allegory about the... read more on Time Out
- 44911
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...Ominous....The bugs move with scary agility, and the sounds are highly evocative..."
- 10345
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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