The Mimic - Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film

Country: united_states

Year: 2021

Running time: 81

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5704368/reference

Michael says: “Here’s a curious film that’s eligible for 2021 consideration. The wacky, rapid dialog, and the bizarre, uncomfortable chemistry between the two leads keeps this film interesting, if not entirely successful in its exploration of two men, and the construction of a movie screenplay. When the character known only as ‘The Narrator,’ meets a recent arrival to town known only as ‘The Kid,’ at a gathering of folks who work at the Newspaper he begins to develop an odd obsession at this young man who is convinced his a sociopath. The others (mostly older women gossiping) don’t find anything odd about The Kid, but the interactions between the two men are stilted, and circular, with each accusing the other of just mimicking them. The centerpiece of the film is clearly a ridiculously weird dinner date between the two, where they try to each prove the other is a sociopath using statistics. If they can insure that there are at least 25 people in the restaurant, it is statistically possible that the two of them are both sociopaths. This sets up a hilarious interchange between the Kid and Paula, a single woman at the bar played by Gina Gershon, who is determined to score with him.

“I can’t say the film was all that memorable: I watched it about a week and half ago and I’k having trouble remembering a lot of it. Nor can I say it really amounted to all that much. Writer/Director Thomas Mazziotti is clearly trying to make a point about the creative process, so much so that in fact, at one point, the film goes meta and we see two characters discussing the creation of the film we are watching. It’s a momentary break, and probably not necessary, but it’s there. The film is also allegedly based on a true story, which makes it all the more strange. The chemistry between Thomas Sadoski, and Jake Robinson (Narrator and Kid respectively) is, as I mentioned, bizarre and uncomfortable, but couple with eat snappy dialog and their engaging if slightly off-putting performances keep things interesting. In addition to Gershon, there are some other fun supporting roles, especially amongst the women working for the Newspaper, including Jessica Walter, Tammy Blanchard, Didi Conn, and Marllu Henner. Sadly there’s just not enough there to take it further than quirky and mildly amusing. 3 cats“

The Mimic

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