Review of Copycat (1995) by Ken Hanke for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) — 20 Nov 2003

Entertaining -- for all the wrong reasons -- thriller,.

This review of Copycat (1995) was written by Ken Hanke and published by Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) on 20 Nov 2003.

Copycat has generally received positive reviews.

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