Mimic 2

Eerie film with astonishing images , suspenseful and mediocre direction . This is the follow-up to ¨Mimic¨ . The first part ¨Mimic¨dealt with an entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease . For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation , now the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind . Susan along with her research associate Peter (Jeremy Northam) are called in to investigate , too . They developed a crossbreed species of insect with fateful consequences . Then Susan devised a new strain - the Judas Breed- to wipe the cockroaches that were decimated city's children with disease . She introduced them into the environment , where they were to spread a toxin, lethal to the cockroaches. Just when they were all thought to be dead, the giant Judas bugs are back, and this time they've mutated to take on human form In this follow-up an entomologist (Alix Koromzay) , who's bug/biology school teacher in NYC , and a Police Detective (Bruno Campos) discover that a mutant six-foot copckroach is responsible for three killings where the victims' face has been ripped off and waiting to drag the unfortunate people to the horrifying lair . Our protagonists are stalked by fast-evolving insects now lurking in the slums and bowery , mimicking and preying upon their sometime predator , human beings . As here are the ubiquitous cockroaches , formerly the results of arrogant experiments come back to haunt them . This time, nothing can stop it! For thousands of years, man has been evolution's greatest creation... until now. This summer, brace yourself for the ultimate battle between man and nature. A Bold Experiment. A Deadly Mistake! . Terror has been reinvented! . The all-new suspense-filled thriller! . The plan Judas Breed worked until the bugs evolved to mimic their next prey.....humans! . We protect ourselves by destroying our enemies but evolution has a way of keeping things alive . Evolution has a way of keeping things alive.They thought the terror was over...Nothing will stop them...

This heart-pounding and short-budget picture is full of suspense , thrills , mystery , lots of gore and criticism to genetic engineering . This is a run-of-the-mill monster-feast , professionally paced and full of frightening scenes , though mediocre . It's packed with overwhelming body-count , loathing scenes , grotesque killing , and rivers of red blood . Ordinary screenplay by Joel Soisson based on the short story "Mimic" by Donald A. Wollheim , adding ideas from former writers as Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro , screenwriters Matt Greenberg and John Sayles are uncredited in the original first movie , but were credited in some of the trailers . The movie delivers the goods with hair-rising chills and noisy scares when the giant cockroaches appear savagely stalking and attacking its preys , including children . This is an OK amusing juvenile , though average , including acceptable characters and scientific plot , but quite entertaining , and really inferior to Mimic by Del Toro . It's remarkable for FX recreation the ferocious and carnivorous beasts developing a bloodthirsty hunger for human eating . The actors give vigorous physical performances dodging the giant bugs recreated by means of a decent make-up , enhancing the prolific computer generator , as usual . The mutant cockroaches , themselves , of course, are the real stars, and they're suspensefully terrific as well as astounding , and quite convincing . If you lke squishy giant bug movies , this sequel is for you . Resulting to be a stylish but still rubbishy and quite strange horror movie , derivative of first part and every giant bug picture from ¨Them¡¨, ¨The Fly¨, and ¨Alien¨ saga .

The picture displays a dark and sinister cinematography , full of shades , being smartly designed and stylishly photographed by Nathan Hope . Thrilling and intriguing musical score by Walter Werzow . The motion picture was professional but middlingly made by Jean De Segonzac . Jean has directed lots of episodes of notorious series such as : ¨The Americans¨, ¨Chicago Fire¨, ¨Chicago Med¨ , ¨Bloodline¨, ¨Chicago PD¨ , ¨Law and Order criminal intent¨ , ¨Law and Order : Unit of Special Victims¨ , ¨Life on Mars¨ , ¨Chicago Code¨ , ¨Gossip girl¨ , ¨Unforgettable¨ , ¨Blindspot¨, ¨The Blacklist¨ , ¨Brotherhood¨ , ¨Surface¨ , among others . Segonzac delivers the terror movie goods with sense of style , though it contains some flaws and gaps . Director disowned the film after constant clashes with Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein from Dimension Films , who would frequently visit the set and make unreasonable demands about what should be shot , deviating away from the script . The picture will appeal to horror buffs and it also makes a passable addition to the terror genre in spite of its failures .

¨Mimic¨ trilogy is formed by the following ones : the original ¨Mimic¨ by Guillermo del Toro with Mira Sorvino , F. Murray Abraham , Charles S. Dutton , Jeremy Northam . It is a smart , worthy , hip adrenaline rush movie , it is a triumph of style , well realized by Guillermo Del Toro . ¨Mimic 2¨ with Alix Koromzay , John Polito , Bruno Campos , Will Estes , Edward Albert , Paul Schulze , Michael Tucci ; and ¨Mimic 3 The sentinel¨ with Lance Henriksen , Amanda Plummer , Rebecca Mader , Karl Geary and John Kapelos .

Imitative and unimaginative sequel (read remake) of Guillermo Del Toro's unique theatrical treatment of Donald A.Wollheim's short story "Mimic" is a direct-to-DVD movie, with performances to match. The central character is, for all intents and purposes, identical to that of the autistic child in the first film, here portrayed as a vulnerable, mistreated, misunderstood entomological enthusiast who daylights as a primary school teacher. Her curiosity with the insect world leads both her and a pair of hard case students into a night of terror, relentlessly hunted by the mutated Judas bug, fresh from feasting on her romantic rejections and primed to propagate the species.

The characterisations are formula driven and predictable, each with their own cross to bare and point to prove. Uber-cool cop Bruno Campos looks a little young for the hard-nosed, toothpick chewing detective, while all the other ancillary characters are basic stereotypes each with two scenes, one in which involves their obligatory demise. Even the appearance of veteran movie tough guy, the late Edward Albert isn't enough to redeem this inferior sequel.

Not always coherent "Mimic 2" begins when a running man's death leaves a suitcase full of the deadly genetic mutations, that gradually infiltrate the population. The film moves at such break-neck speed, that there's never any explanation for suitcase, nor much context around the central character's peculiar habit of taking photographs of herself, following traumatic experiences (an intriguing premise, it turned into a thematic cul-de-sac, simply abandoned without elaboration). Ultimately, at 79 minutes short, the plot holes are all consuming and the overall result is disappointing.

This movie was so dumb. I liked the first Mimic so I naturally assumed that I'd like the second one too. Boy was I wrong. This movie was lame and completely sucked!! The only thing that kept me from changing the channel was Nicky (Will Estes) he's HOT!!! He's a great actor who just got stuck playing a crappy part in an even crappier movie.

So here we have a movie that basically tries to copy so many aspects of the original "Mimic". Then quickly drops into some nonsense. The main character here was a supporting character in the original who's whole personality seems to have totally switched.

Just watch the original.

There's quite a lot I didn't understand about Mimic 2: I haven't the faintest idea who the scared guy was at the beginning of this film (nor the relevance of his suitcases packed full of dirt); I still cannot fathom out why the movie's giant genetically altered bug would develop a crush on high school teacher Remi (she's got a hot bod, but would she really appeal to an insect?); and I fail to see how a massive cockroach could successfully avoid capture by an elite military force by passing itself off as a member of the NYPD.

Thankfully, my inability to grasp precisely what was happening to whom and why didn't prevent me from having a fair bit of fun with this straight to DVD sequel to Guillermo Del Toro's original. Brisk direction from Jean de Segonzac, impressive set design (rainy alleyways scrawled with neon graffiti and lit with primary colours), a few well executed creature effects and a touch of gore, and perhaps the most ludicrous (but very welcome) 'strip down to underwear' scene for a female lead since Saffron Burrows climbed out of her wetsuit in Deep Blue Sea, all go to ensure that Mimic 2's 82 minutes pass rather painlessly.