Mimic 2

Mimic 2
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Directed by	Jean de Segonzac
Produced by	Cary Granat Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein
Written by	Joel Soisson
Starring	Edward Albert Alix Koromzay Will Estes Bruno Campos
Cinematography	Nathan Hope
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date(s)	August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10,000,000 (estimated)

Mimic 2 is a 2001 science fiction horror film, directed by Jean de Segonzac, with a script inspired by a short story of the same name by Donald A. Wollheim. The movie was a direct to DVD sequel to Mimic (1997), and was followed by Mimic 3: Sentinel (2003).

The thriller stars long-time film veteran Edward Albert, along with Alix Koromzay (returning from the original film), Bruno Campos and Jon Polito.

Plot

After three men are discovered hideously mutilated (their faces have been removed) and strung up among New York City's high-tension wires, Detective Klaski (Bruno Campos) stumbles upon a link: Each of the men knew entomologist Remy (Alix Koromzay), a teacher at an inner-city high school. Klaski considers Remy to be a prime, albeit unlikely, suspect in the killings until he witnesses for himself the shape-shifting creature that has been stalking Remy: an intelligent mutant insect with the face of its previous victim. It wants to mate with Remy. Klaski, Remy and a pair of her students get trapped inside the school as the creature hunts them down. Meanwhile, a special forces unit, headed by the militant leader known only as Darksuit (Edward Albert), gets ready to fumigate the school with poisonous gas.

After all the trapped humans seem to have escaped the fumigation, and with the aid of a heroic Klaski in Remy's case, inspection teams following through find the creature's recently vacated husk and, later on, the mangled corpse of Klaski.

It appears that the creature, impersonating Klaski, has been caring for Remy's well-being with a mind to fulfill its base purpose. Unfortunately for it, when they finally meet in a suspenseful setting in Remy's apartment, she decapitates it.

Cast

• Edward Albert ... Darksuit
• Alix Koromzay ... Remi Panos
• Bruno Campos ... Det. Klaski
• Will Estes ... Nicky
• Gaven E. Lucas ... Sal Aguirre
• Jon Polito ... Morrie Deaver
• Jody Wood ... Det. Clecknal
• Jim O'Heir ... Lou
• Brian Leckner ... Jason Mundy
• Paul Schulze ... Phillip

Reception

The film has received negative news reviews, Christabel Padmore from Apollo Movie Guide said "The only reason you might watch Mimic 2 is if you’re a fan of some of the special effects used in the first movie." "There's nothing particularly wrong with Mimic 2, as B+movie monster movies go." said Keith Brown from Eye for Film-DVD Review. "Mimic 2 is the very definition of an arbitrary sequel: it essentially remakes its little-loved predecessor, which combined Cronenbergian weird science, Alien-style claustrophobia, and abundant gore to little discernible effect." said Nathan Rabin from The Onion A.V. Club. eFilmCritic Reviews says "Incompetent and unimaginative on just about every level." by Jack Sommersby. The Horror Review says "Though it doesn’t set any genre or cinematic precedence, it does take the time to develop character relationships, create atmosphere, and establish dread within its viewer, resulting in an enjoyable second outing that, in many respects, trumps its forerunner." by Egregious Gurnow, giving 4 out of 5 stars. The film currently holds a 4 out of 10 stars from IMDB.com.

Awards

• Won: Video Premiere Award - Best Visual Effects
• Nominated: Video Premiere Award - Best Cinematography
• Nominated: Video Premiere Award - Best Editing

Sequel

Mimic 3: Sentinel is a 2003 science fiction horror film, directed by JT Petty, with a script inspired by a short story of the same name by Donald A. Wollheim. The movie was a direct-to-DVD sequel to Mimic (1997) and Mimic 2 (2001). Mimic 3: Sentinel takes a departure from the tone of the first two films. It has a feel similar to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window rather than the action/horror tone of its predecessors.

External links

• Mimic 2 at the Internet Movie Database
• Mimic 2 at AllRovi