For those who like a great psychological twister, this movie is a real treat. Quirky humor is not for everyone so the genius of this film will be lost on most. This film drops you in the middle of the protagonist's dilemma then asks you to help solve it with him. It adeptly shifts your mental center of gravity sidewise and sidewise, until you feel like the whole situation is completely upside down... only to find out that all is right-side up. If you don't mind feeling like your brain is in the spin-cycle, this film will tickle your curiosity bone.
Most flicks that are carried by one or two actors are a complete annoyance/failure, but the main actors in The Mimic do an amazing job. Both characters are complex, endearing & annoying and ya kinda love that about them. The acting is so convincing and compelling, you hardly realize an entire movie has passed before you're dropped off unexpectedly at the end.
The writing, directing and acting are all wonderfully cohesive, quirky, enticing, subtle, touching... genius. It got many belly laughs out of me, and even if you can't always relate to the protagonists' situations, you somehow feel a bit emotionally healed along with them by the end.
Totally worth the ride.
