Copycat (2008)

Copycat (2008)

Directed by: Andy Hurst
Screenplay by: Ellis Walker

Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 85 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Rental DVD - Family Video

He learned from the masters.

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Comments: For a low budget, straight-to-DVD film that's gotten horrible reviews, Copycat's production values are good, the acting is passable, and the dialogue isn't complete garbage. It had a chance to be a decent film. The story is about a 'copycat' serial killer who kills victims and leaves references or video tapes to past serial murderers. That would have been fine and dandy, but for some reason we are given 15-20 minute flashbacks about Richard Ramirez, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ed Gein. Each. That left roughly 30 minutes for the actual story, which is completely underdeveloped and ripped off from every other serial killer movie. (Just so you know, I am now going to ruin the ending for you.) Toward the end, after we finish watching the Ed Gein piece, our leading lady (who has been captured) is given a gun by the killer so that he can die, as he is tired of killing. So she kills him. Okay, I can live with that. Then the lead detective, who has aided her throughout the film and is a love interest shows up. And then she shoots him too. Why? I don't know. It doesn't make any sense. Copycat is a pathetic film. Any horror fan already knows all the stories of the big serial killers. All Andy Hurst accomplished was wasting my fucking time.

Also Known As: Diary of a Serial Killer