mimic represent sentinel be set in new york where a sufferer of the disease stricklers which be mention in the first mimic ( 1997 ) name marvin ( karl geary ) live with his mom simone ( amada plummer ) and young sister rosy ( alexis dziena ) in an apartment block and he can rarely venture outside his sterile room a he be apparently environmentally sensitive whatever that mean . so what do he do to pass the time . for the past 10 year he have take picture of the people in the opposite apartment block and basically spy on them and we all have to have a hobby i suppose . however his picture take get him into trouble when he witness a drug dealer name de ( keith robinson ) get kill by someone . marvin begin to organise an investigation into the killing and drag his sister into it but they soon find out that what kill de wasn not human and it be in fact one of the giant mutant cockroach from the previous film and it up to him to stop them . write and direct by j. t. petty mimic represent sentinel be the third film in the mimic series and you know a series be in trouble when they stop number them after only the first two and a if by magic my fear be confirm with this distinctly average at best horror or thriller . the script be basically hitchcock rear window ( 1954 ) with killer genetically create giant bug and if that sound appeal to you then what be you read this for . go and rent it . if it doesn not sound appeal then you and like me and may not be that impressed with mimic represent sentinel . the thing be i do not know if i miss something because the final 20 odd minute come out of nowhere and i actually do not really understand what be go on . for instance lance henriksen suddenly turn up and i honestly do not know who he be or his significance other than his photo be on the back of one of marvin book and he seem to know about the killer bug . he also have this bag of stuff which i presume be the killer bug blood so they would not attack him but i be only guess because that what happen in the first film . there be other bit and piece that i do not understand either like the wouldead body rosy show marvin under the drain cover at the start yet even though he take photo of it it never mention or see again and maybe i do miss something i do not know . maybe mimic represent sentinel doesn not have any plot hole or loose end and it a deeply complex intricately write and think out piece of suspenseful film make that i be too stupid to get and or then again maybe it a cheap straight to video poorly write and contrive horror sequel that totally rip off rear window and be basically rubbish and who know . director petty do ok and the film have that downbeat somewhat gray look and feel about it like the previous two with it rundown apartment block . be i the only one who find the constant scene shoot through the lens of marvin camera highly annoy and i can not be surely . also be i the only on who think this film be far too dark to the extent where it actually become almost impossible to see what be go on at time . the special effect be use sparingly and be ok but nothing that go to impress you that much and the giant bug do not feature that much which doesn not help . the gore be minimal and there some blood splatter and someone be impale on the giant bug pincer ( or whatever they be ) but not much else to get excite about . technically mimic represent sentinel be alright and have that hollywood polish about it and it well make enough for sure with decent production value . the act isn not that good and the always great henriksen have nothing more than a glorified cameo . mimic represent sentinel be an ok watch and i do not think it be anything special and not as good a the previous two but that just my opinion for what it worth . worth a watch if your desperate but do not bust a gut to see it .