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DAY 6.1: The Mimic (2017 Korean Film)
On Shudder

I felt like a little Asian flare and ended up going with one I hadn't heard of before I went looking at Shudder's soon-to-be-leaving collection. I've got to say, I was very impressed.

So The Mimic is about a couple who lost their little boy in the woods. They then come across a little girl who appeared to also be lost in the woods, and they decide to take her home. She says her name is the same as their lost boy's name, and since she came into their lives they begin to be reminded of him a lot more in increasingly haunting ways.

Alright, first of all, I'll go ahead and spoil a little bit: Mimics are a monster in Korean folklore and they're more or less shapeshifters. So obviously that's what you go into this movie expecting. And I've got to say, using this concept, I think this does the horror the best I've ever seen it.

This movie has so many good scares and creepy imagery involved with the mimicry, and I was seriously impressed by the creativity they showed with it. There are even really subdued scenes that are honestly chilling. There's a really great mastery of using less is more sometimes, and mixing it with loud scares.

The acting in this movie is phenomenal as well. You buy into how everyone is acting and it's some seriously engrossing stuff. You feel for the family members as they go through what they do and everyone's motivations just work. Just absolutely great in that department.

And the plot just works so well with everything. It progresses at a reasonable pace, builds up to major moments, and each major plot point feels significant. By the time we get to the end of the movie, it all feels like it's been built up to this moment and without getting too much into it, it's a really good finish (your mileage may vary though).

It certainly has a very Asian horror feel to it, and it absolutely did not disappoint. This is definitely my favorite movie I've watched so far.

Rating: 8.5/10

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