Review of Copycat (1995) by Niels S — 03 Oct 2009

Still a great serial killer thriller 14 years after.

This review of Copycat (1995) was written by Niels S on 03 Oct 2009.

Copycat has generally received positive reviews.

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I guess there was a bad acting superbug on the set of this stinker! Even the adorable-as-a-pet-hamster Holly Hunter succumbed to it! Holy crow…

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Directed by Jon Amiel (Sommersby (1993), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) and Entrapment (1999)) and written by Ann Biderman (Primal Fear…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 03 Apr 2015

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Copycat is a must see thriller. Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter are brilliant. The movie is very similar to Seven…

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Ending is on the conventional side, more so than anything else in the picture , but script by Ann Biderman and David Madsen keeps the tart…

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