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Memorable, crazy movie

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

So the movie plot is pretty good. It's about an epidemic from cockroaches which was contained by the release of a new genetic bug, Judas, which should have only 6 months left to live once released. But they survived for 3 years and even developed lungs. They started mimicking the humans.Okay now that's good and all, but most of the exciting bits happened in an abandoned subway tunnel, where (obviously) is dark. So even though it was well played, well carried out etc, the fact that it was half dark made it hard to see anything. You can see glimpses of the action, but that's it. If you're a horror fan and you have night vision eyes, this is the perfect movie for you.

This is an atmospheric thriller from Guillermo del Toro, director of "The Devil's Backbone" and "Cronos", who manages to mix great direction with good old fashioned monster horror to great effect. The concept itself is clever, even if the idea of bugs evolving to look very like humans is a little fa-fetched; however, once the action moves to the subway the fact that the bugs are clearly lethal no matter what they look like, makes this less important. The film is quite short and makes the action come quicker and seem more urgent. Several people get killed by the bug that wouldn't usually get killed in this sort of horror (children for example), this is very effective as it is quite scary to see the unexpected happen. The mood is dark throughout and Del Toro uses the sewers and subway to great effect, creating a real sense of claustrophobia, like the humans have entered the bug's world and not the other way round. The bugs are shown early on in the film - usually not a good idea (keep it hidden in the "Jaws" way), but here the special effects are good enough to make the bug really believable, yet the horror is not in seeing the bugs but in they way they hunt and kill, but the fear is in what could happen. The cast are great, Sorvino especially is very good in the lead. Jeremy Northam and Charles S. Dutton are good in support and Abraham Murray adds a bit of cameo class (though his role is quite unnecessary). The director is the real star, adding some genuine scares and real mood to a film that could have easily been just another creature-feature that goes straight to video and straight to the back of your mind.A few things I didn't like about this film was some of its more subtle things. Mira Sorvino was playing an entomologist, yet when she studies or investigate specimens, she takes no logical safety precautions. The same recklessness occurs repeatedly for her and every other cast throughout movie. Things like touching bugs that likely carry unknown diseases with your bare hands, or when they go underground to hunt for the roaches without any type of scientific or safety equipment is just very illogical to me. To think that in the beginning of the movie, the city undergone a catastrophic epidemic that were spread by roaches and for them to go on the rest of the movie every time without any planning or taking precaution is just unthinkable. The plot was nicely written and the story flowed well, but the reckless actions from supposedly "experts" just kills it. It doesn't just happen once or twice, but every single time. A number of scenes also seemed very forced and felt like they were put there just so the story can continue the way the director wanted, yet they made no logical sense.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

It's pretty well known that Guillermo Del Toro disowned this movie. Well, truth is he didn't. While he was not particularly happy with the theatrical release, him disowning it are exaggerated and taken out of context. Watch and observe the movie, many of his hallmarks in his other movies are there. Being a Del Toro fan I'd watch this over Blade II. Yeah, I'm serious. Some people say that Mimic is underrated. I agree. It's a very well done and well crafted movie. A "giant bug" movie is just the tip of the iceberg. A contemporary sci-fi/ horror movie is a decent way to sum it up. I have begun to wonder if any, (If not all) of those who dislike this movie have even seen it or have just jumped the band wagon. This is not a misfire or a "sophomore slump". It's an overlooked very underrated gem.

If you like Alien, Predator etc you will love this. Stop reading the reviews, ignore the ridiculously low rating and seek out the proper version of this movie (ie the Directors cut). Del Toro has produced a masterpiece here and it's a tragedy it's not better known. This is one of those examples at IMDb that makes me distrust the ratings system and yet again proves the better rated flicks are often not that good while the ones with mediocre ratings are very often well worth watching.The creatures are worth the price of admission all on their own. Plus Mira looks awesome when she's covered in bug excretion and subway grime! WATCH IT!! :)