Copycat | | Cast : | Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter | | Director : | Jon Amiel | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 27, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | June 04, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 25, 2005 | | Summary | "Copycat" | Content
 | If you are interested in serial killers and FBI profiling, this is a must for you. If you're not, watch it so you can learn how fascinating this study of the sociopathic mind really is. Sigourney Weaver sheds her "Ripley" persona as the target of "copycat" killers due to her expertise in their behavior. After an attempt is made on her life, she becomes agoraphobic although willing to assist the police in locating the killer.
Holly Hunter is effective as the detective who is determined to draw her out and put an end to the brutal killings that are following the modus operandi of infamous killers - Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Albert deSalvo (the Boston Strangler), |
| Rating | | | Date | January 30, 2005 | | Summary | Good story, great suspense... | Content
| If you like suspense, mystery, a good story, and for the most part, good acting, then this movie is a good choice. What I like about Copycat (besides Sigourney Weaver) is how it seems to come full circle. It feels complete to me. It starts at the beginning, doesn't backtrack with flashbacks or start in the middle and leave you wondering what's going on. You're able to follow along and not get distracted by unnecessary gore (sure there is some, but not much). It's a psychological thriller, and I like that much better than the slash and dash type of movies. It makes you think and allows you to try and figure out what the outcome will be.
Sure, you expect the star to live, but it's not always a given. The ending kind of hints at a sequel but as far as I know, there isn't one. If they can make one as good as the first, I think it would do well (at least those who enjoyed this one, might see the second). It's rather interesting to see the Harry Connick Jr. play a serial killer. He's pretty creepy. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 27, 2004 | | Summary | Fantastic! | Content
| Having watched this movie in Law class, I can definitely say it's one of the best of its genre. It was fast-paced, thought-provoking, and utterly gripping. Sigourney Weaver turns in a brilliant performance as Helen Hunt, a retired and agoraphobic woman with all the knowledge she'll ever need of the criminal mind - having been nearly murdered at the movie's beginning my Darryl Lee Cullum (Harry Connick, Jr), the man behind everything. The other actors give us great insight of the way things work in a serial case, their mannerisms and skills as actors (especially William McNamara, the seductively charming psychopath) chilling us as we watch the drama unfold. If you're looking for something new in the Thriller category, you could do much worse than this. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 16, 2003 | | Summary | copycat - scary as.. | Content
| Copycat - very well done thriller , with high empathis put on suspense and shock rather than merely gore an violence, keeps you in suspence and guessing till the end, in the same kind of legue as Silence of the Lambs, Seven ect. one of my favourite all time films as well as one of my favourite horror films - one of the few horror films i can watch numerous times.
Definutly worth watching, makes you think as well - certainly not your average horror film. |
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