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An entomologist creates a mutant breed of insect to stop a disease, but it evolves into a gruesome monster.
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A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
"Directed by Guillermo del Toro, 'Mimic' has the curious distinction of being the first movie from the Mexican director produced in Hollywood, although it is well documented that it was an unpleasant experience for him, as he was almost fired and unable to reconcile his recognizable artistic sensibilities with the studio's expectations. Nevertheless, the result still bears some of his stamps, and is still a horror and science fiction movie that manages to entertain. The story is about an epidemic caused by cockroaches that affects children in New York, so an entomologist (Mira Sorvino, after winning an Oscar for 'Mighty Aphrodite') manages to develop a species of genetically modified insects to infiltrate the cockroach ecosystem, imitate them and eradicate them. All good until, years later, after they were thought to be eradicated, the insects adapt and evolve to hunt humans."