Fantastic!

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Not sure why they even bothered making this film. Oh, yeah. I do. The Almighty Dollar - as good a reason as any, I guess.You know a film sucks when you find yourself screaming at the screen, telling the inept characters to do things they're supposed to, not stupid things that simply propel the story along its collision course. There were so many unanswered questions about the story that I don't know where to begin. I'm not even going to attempt that feat here because I'm signed in with Comcast Xfinity and I have only one hour of WiFi. I like how the movie was too cheap to actually show the apartment building burning down, the hospital the sick kid showed up in, the emergency vehicles that carted him off in the first place, etc. (The director got away not showing anything by having the camera kept close-up on the kid's face and by using soundbites of events that should be visualized). The film had a saving grace, however. It clocked in at 87 minutes. Good. Ten more minutes of that ineptitude and I would've had a stroke. And don't even get me started on the creature effects, or the fact that people go missing left and right, and gunshots go off left and right, and nary a police officer is in sight (other than the clown who showed up to bong the sick kid's mother).

Subtitled "Sentinel" this entirely forgettable, needless, and stultifying sequel is a complete bore, which copies "Rear Window" of all things, telling its insipid story of more mimicking insects causing havoc in a neighborhood, where a sickly young man(survivor of the original insect plague) tries to convince others that they are not extinct. Lance Henriksen(veteran and talented character actor, best known for his work as profiler Frank Black from TV series "Millennium") guest stars in a small role near the end, but is wasted in this nonsense(quite literally), and film has zero appeal at all. A waste of time.

I have watched the first two films and they are better than this. Inspite of some good reviews about this movie but I think you should stay away from this if you expect it to be like its predecessor. For those who enjoy more action, horror or thriller, you are going to be disappointed. This movie has about 10 minutes of action and the rest of it is just a drama. Yeah, some people may consider this as a thriller drama where the fear is more psychological than blood and gore and explosion and other physical stuff that make you high but I prefer a straight thriller/horror/action movie just like the first two. Well, if you like a peeping-tom kind of movie then maybe this one is just for you but if you are like me, then spend your time and money on something else.

I have not seen either Mimic or Mimic 2, but this was on TV tonight so I gave it a try. It wasn't that bad actually, with a couple of decent performances and a script that focuses more on psychological fear rather than sudden loud noise scares. Perhaps what I enjoyed most about the film was its photography which was constantly superb, creating a very tense and eerie atmosphere throughout. The CG was not so good, but it served its purpose and was suitably kept to an absolute minimum. The direction from Petty as a whole was surprising for a low budget horror movie of our times, and the style reminded me of the risks earlier movies of the genre would take. Mimic 3 doesn't necessarily use the techniques as effectively but it is still a fresh breath of air and something different at least.Oh and this was the first movie I've seen to date where a character hides in a fridge, which I thought was highly amusing. This isn't a brilliant horror movie but it isn't terrible either and it at least tries some new ideas. I recommend this to real horror fans that don't take the genre too seriously and enjoy developed fear rather than an artificial 'BOO!' every now and again.