[Written/Watched 19 Oct, 2019 on Letterboxd.]

It's really hard not to think about "The Wailing" when watching "The Mimic" (on Shudder). And that's not to say they're identical films (they're not), but both films feature a character whose good senses fly the coop despite being warned against doing the thing that will doom them.

With "The Wailing", it was kinda understandable. The daughter was still alive (to a degree) and the father acted on instinct instead of wisdom. "The Mimic", however, ultimately argues the mother's grief over her missing (and likely dead) son was stronger than any lasting relationship she could've maintained with her husband and her daughter, their only surviving child. That's bleak as hell, but it suited the tone of the film (which was never particularly optimistic to begin with).

It's kinda hard to view a mythical tiger as a soul-eating antagonist. Largely because "Tigers Are Not Afraid" (a film that uses tiger imagery in a positive light) still hangs heavy in my mind.