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Mimic (1997)

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Release Date: August 22, 1997
Genre: Horror
Running Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for terror/violence and language.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Donald A. Wollheim, Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Matt Greenberg
Cast: Alan Argue, Charles Hayter, Julian Richings, James Kidnie, Eve English, Bill Lasovich, Doug Jones, Roger Clown, Warna Fisher, Margaret Ma, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles Dutton, Josh Brolin, Alix Koromzay, F. Murray Abraham, James Costa, Javon Barnwell, Norman Reedus, Pak-Kwong Ho, Glenn Bang, Mira Sorvino

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Movie Review

Grade: D Mimic featured stunning cinematography and a suspenseful story. The chill factor is definitely there and all was good in the way of acting. Mimic was not supposed to be funny but it was. Stuck watching giant, computerized bugs for two hours was not very exciting and listening to some dumb kid tell people their shoe size was another downer. The latter half reminded me of a book called Reliquary (sequel to The Relic), which, by all means, was much better than this. Read the full movie review

User Comments & Reviews

Mimic, by Guillermo del Toro

December 11, 2003

This movie will scare you at night with all the lights off. I have watched it and it did scare me but it is a really good movie to watch if your up for some mysterious times.

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