Mimic

Sorvino is fine, getting smothered in gunk and grunting through some sub-Ripley energetics...

...Mimic'' is superior to most of its cousins, and has been stylishly directed by Guillermo Del Toro, whose visual sense adds a certain texture that makes everything scarier and more effective.

...makes for top Friday-night viewing.

Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro's distinctly European sensibilities are perfectly attuned to the demands of a nightmarish fairy-tale, simultaneously sentimental and cruel.

It's everythingyou want in a big-bug thriller.