Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): everyone knows that old rule , ' never work with children and animals . ' in this latest horror flick mimic case , it 's ' never work with children and genetically enhanced killer animals ' instead , as mimic features both of these and succeeds in doing nothing except mildly engaging the audience .
the film begins in new york , where we see children dying from a mysterious disease , which is being carried by cockroaches .
dr .
susan tyler ( sorvino ) creates a genetically enhanced bug ( the ' judas ' breed ) , however , which is designed to kill all cockroaches .
the bug
does it 's job , the cockroaches all die , and the terror is gone . ' three years later ' appears on the screen , and we discover that the judas breed is back , bigger than ever , and ready to kill .
the spin on this bug , however , is that it can mimic it 's predator , and in this case . . . .
it 's humans .
that should teach us for squishing all those bugs .
what should be a roller coaster ride with bugs everywhere , tons of gory deaths and some massive set pieces instead turns out to be a rather subdued , almost boring movie which plods along at a very slow pace .
perhaps the movie was trying to be thought provoking , and trying to avoid the ' predator ' type movie it could easily have become .
if it is , then the director and writers have made the wrong move , because this is perfectly suited to be an all out action fest .
the director , who bought us cronos , a far superior film , directs the film in a calm , and frankly dull movie .
there are few exciting sequences , instead just a lot of people talking .
if the dialogue was intelligent , then it would be all right , but it 's sadly babbling nonsense
.
in fact , the script is embarrsingly weak , and the characterizations not much better .
sorvino and company are as 2d as characters come , with the script not bothering to develop them .
there is some action in this film , but it 's directed in such an annoying way , it 's just infuriating to watch .
the camera cuts all over the place , disoreitating the audience , and instead of involving the audience in the action , it merely alienates them .
the peformances are o .
k , if slightly below average .
sorvino is o .
k , although she 's not very good at conveying terror , or anything emotion really .
the supporting cast are all sterotypes , with characters such as a big black security guard with a foul mouth , a geeky scientist with spectacles , and what could be the most stereotypical mexican ' old timer ' ever .
their reasonable good fun , however .
mimic , then , may fail with it 's story , pacing and characters , but the film does look good .
like dark city , mimic is a definite case of style of content .
it may be a bit too gloomy for
it 's own good ,
but the sets look nice , and parts of the film are directed well .
but looks are n't good enough to save mimic from the depths of mediocre , somewhere where it should n't really belong .
a good opportunity , then , wasted .
a shame .
overall rating= review by david wilcock ?
1998
Output (English): N