Who would think that a movie over 80 minutes long could fly by in what seems like 20 minutes, but alas the wonders of today's technology which includes the conveniences of fast forward. With such an accomplished actress as Marilu Henner one would expect writing that would stand up to a higher standard but unfortunately in this case one would be expecting too much. The Mimic feels like the first page was written, off which this excellent cast was told to ad-lib the rest of the movie. Even this ensemble of great talent could not perform that kind of a miracle. Regarding the fast forward feature, that would only be for your convenience should you decide to track down a scene by the late Michael Emmet Walsh or perhaps one by Austin Pendleton or Marilu Henner.....otherwise you are doomed (as I was) to be tortured with disjointed scenes seeming unwritten and unrehearsed for the entire painfully long 81 minutes.

This is a very unique, witty and well-written picture. The acting and direction is top quality. Definitely worth your time!

Loved it. A movie that keeps you engaged from beginning to end. A study in human behavior that makes you think. Well-written, unique and very entertaining. The cast is a great compilation of familiar faces, who all bring their A-game.

Movie was intriguing throughout. Has a higher level sense of humor that keeps you laughing and thinking

Pretty funny, kind of stupid and cleverly written. The two leads chemistry works quite well as they each navigate the films rater engaging narrative. Does lose some momentum towards the end, but its a brief enough film that it may go unnoticed by many. 6.5/10

A fiendishly witty film bursting with confidence & determination; one that never suggests to be more than what it is, and on that front it absolutely succeeds. Thomas Sadowski's turn as a detached, self-involved, and (justifiably) cynical screenwriter — who is also the narrator throughout the film — is immediately likable. This is the kind of role he was born to play, (though he was remarkable as "Don" in Sorkin's HBO series, "The Newsroom"). In the opening scene we are dropped into this screenwriter's mind & within 5 minutes we understand not just his status in life, but easily empathize with his plight as a passive observer of a very niche in-group in modern American society: a gaggle of old women who quarrel over banal minutiae in between occasionally skimming the obituaries to see if any of their "friends" have "died yet." Our protagonist finds these people perfect subjects to study for a potential new script he needs to write, but suddenly another person starts showing up to these little neighborhood meetings held by upper class octagenarian women — a young(-ish), jovial, and profoundly inscrutable man wearing red pants. This vexes our narrator, and once he starts to call out "the kid" (as he refers to him, refusing to even give him the respect of knowing his name), every single answer the "kid" gives only raises a hundred more questions — all of which he answers without a even stopping to think about any of them or consider the weird way he's being interrogated by our narrator/protagonist. AFTER JUST 10 MINUTES INTO THE MOVIE, our passive narrator now has the following: an adversary in the form of an enigma, a possibly even better source for his new script he's writing, but also a more personal issue comes with these other parts...as he learns more and more about "the kid," he knows that the Kid is either insane or just toying with him, (making the Kid a very dangerous person who is most likely a Sociopath). The stage is now set as our narrator dives head first into figuring out whether or not The Kid is a Sociopath — and if so, what kind is he? Non-Violent? Violent? How deep does this rabbit really go? As the narrator starts to figure out who The Kid is, (and WHAT the Kid really is), he struggles to reconcile undeniable character traits that he shared with The Kid; ultimately prompting him to prove to himself that HE'S not the sociopath but that The Kid is the Sociopath... Shouldn't be too difficult, right? Well... This movie had me rolling on the ground like an idiot from laughter, my stomach aching, out of breath — that kind of laughter. The film's screenplay, (especially the dialogue), feels like a mesh of Aaron Sorkin & Charlie Kaufman — but it never comes off as just imitation or pastiche, rather it's a wholly original film that deserves your time & attention.

If you are tired of overloaded Hollywood blockbuster, this movie is worth trying. Just for yourself :)

A smattering of one-man-show type shared monologues on neurosis and perspective. It seemed novel at first, but with less story and more repetitive turns of phrase, the whole experience was something I just wanted to escape from by the end.

A good departure from the average comedy which relies more heavily on slapstick or raunchiness and cursing. The film has a lot of banter and is a refreshingly simple movie about two people learning to be (strange) friends. In a way it's a little bit more believable because the characters are so weird, since real life is full of weirdos and "characters". All in all, not your conventional comedy, but refreshingly so, and weird enough that it almost feels like real life.