1995
Meaningless Rating: *
I'm a sucker for thrillers of the 1990s, a sub-genre unto itself, and always on the lookout for a new hidden gem. Despite certain reviews online, this film, which feels like a feature-length episode of Criminal Minds, is not one of them. Plot-wise, it's a cross between Seven and The Bone Collector. Holly Hunter plays M.J. Monahan, a police detective on the case of a serial killer who bases their crimes on Dahmer, Bundy, et al (thus the title). M.J. is aided in her search by noted criminal psychologist, and agoraphobe, Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver). Confused direction, soap operatic acting, lazy mis-en-scene, and a boring plot... Copycat fails on all fronts. The single star is only for a somewhat interesting opening scene.
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