Review of Mimic (1997) by Cyrus B — 13 May 2008

MIMIC.

Mimic(Details here), was Guillermo Del Toro's follow up film to the hugely successful 'Cronos'. With a fabulous cast including Jeremy Northam and Miro Sorvino, this had the potential to be a magnificent film, but conformed too heavily to the horror genre.

After a serious disease carried by cockroaches has run rampant, genetically engineered bugs designed to kill them are sent in, soon stopping the disease. Three years later, the bugs which are supposed to have died off, have evolved and become something far more deadly to the population.

As always, Jeremy Northam is a pleasure to watch on screen, the main cast all pulling off believable performances as well. The characters are reasonably well thought out, but lack enough entirety to make them seem real.

The direction is quite captivating, but a lack of lighting later on in the movie make it rather hard to watch and loses the full attention of the audience. As the narrative progresses, the inventive use of story and direction devolves into a generic horror film which dissipates the majority of it's appeal.

There isn't a great deal to talk about within this movie, starting out as an impressive and enigmatic narrative, it deteriorates into a bland horror film about halfway through, still maintaining tension, it fails to be anything special. A decent horror, but nothing notable.