Synopsis
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
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Cast
- Sigourney WeaverHelen Hudson
- Holly HunterM.J. Monahan
- Dermot MulroneyRuben Goetz
- William McNamaraPeter Foley
- Harry Connick Jr.Daryll Lee Cullum
- J.E. FreemanLt. Quinn
- Will PattonNicoletti
- John RothmanAndy
- Shannon O'HurleySusan Schiffer
- Bob GreenePachulski
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Intelligent and crackling with crisp, provocative visual energy, Copycat, the new thriller starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter, is so creepy and dangerous-feeling that it's like a knife edge pressed against the jugular. - 88
ReelViews
With its rare mixture of intelligent plotting, flawless acting, and start-to- finish tension, Copycat is a force to be reckoned with. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
It creates original characters - Hudson and, especially, the little dynamo M. J. - and makes them more important than the plot. We care, and that's the key. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
Copycat is as steady and reliable as a pulse and as exhilarating as a surge of adrenalin. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
The movie is, in short, a trash conundrum. What nearly redeems the movie is its acting. - 70
The New York Times
The screenplay for Copycat, by Ann Biderman and Jay Presson Allen from a story by David Madsen, is otherwise so crackling good that character development threatens to eclipse the actual crimes. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It's an occasionally entertaining ride, although one fraught with numerous logical holes. - 50
Los Angeles Times
By having Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter play the maniacs' feisty antagonists, the filmmakers seem to believe that they've made a significant feminist statement, the movie's two hours-plus of almost continual sadistic abuse of women notwithstanding. Even in an industry known for self-delusion, that is quite a feat.
