Mimic - Well, it's certainly more of a Del Toro movie now, although I'm not so sure that's a good thing in this case. For all the wee mans talents - and I'm a huge fan - he can't direct thrillers. This is stuffed full of laboured exposition, clumsy plotting and duff dialogue. Quirky characters (who appear to have been transferred directly from his earlier movies) seem shoehorned in. The movie just doesn't flow like a good thriller should - it feels choppy and sluggish. Having said all that he's still a visual genius and there's plenty of great images and ideas to keep you entertained. The main pitch of an insect pretending to be a human is a beauty and these scenes are creepy enough - wish the rest had been as good.
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