Point-by-Point: Mimic 3 3/10

Probable pitch: Hey, Rear Window was an awesome movie, but do you know what would make it better? Giant man-eating cockroaches.

The Good: It's about 10 times better than Mimic 2. And really, it's a Rear Window rip-off, so they're starting with a fairly solid story.
The Bad: Of course, by BEING a Rear Window rip-off, you're inviting comparisons. This sucks compared to Rear Window. Nothing really happens in the first 40 minutes, we just go through the "hmm, odd things are happening at the building across the street" stuff, when we all KNOW giant cockroaches are eating people. Come on movie, you gotta keep up!
The Ugly: Giant cockroaches eat people. Duh.

Points Pondered

• The disease the main character has (he's allergic to EVERYTHING) seems to come and go as needed by the plot - if the writer couldn't figure out how to end a scene, he'd have the guy be allergic to what the other character was wearing, and she'd have to leave.


• Of all the movies to turn into a trilogy, why Mimic? Sure it was cool, but it didn't exactly scream for more exploration.


• If I was to blow up an apartment with a bunch of oxygen tanks in it, I would avoid hiding in the fridge that has a bunch of holes in the front door.


• If I had a person spying on me from across the street, he would be very bored. Of course, it's seriously tempting to stage dramatic scenes in front of my windows. Or just stand there, day and night, staring. Ooh, get a mannequin and occasionally change its pose - throw off the peeping toms! I'm full of good ideas.