Copycat (DVD)

A series of killings are filling the local police department with horror, particularly as there seems to be no rhyme or reason behind them. Then a psychologist, Helen Hudson, spots the link - the killer is copying serial killers from the past. Detectives Monahan and Goetz need Hudson's help - the only problem is Helen is agoraphobic, refusing to leave her apartment following a run-in with another serial killer some years before. Can Helen help them follow the clues to the latest killer without leaving her apartment? And in any case, will they be quick enough to catch the killer before anyone else dies? Made back in 1995, this film for some reason didn't ...  Read the complete review

In 118 minutes you certainly get your money’s worth on the killing front. While the number of dead may not be as numerous as the number of times David Beckham has uttered the words ‘I don’t understand’, the quality of murders and the amount of suspense is more than gratifying. PLOT Sigourney Weaver plays a criminal psychologist, Helen Hudson, who gives lectures on serial killers, which is her speciality. One day she is attacked by a serial killer who she then helps to convict. After her ordeal she develops agoraphobia and does not leave her flat for 18 months and is forced to retire from work, until Holly Hunter as ...  Read the complete review

I suffer from Agoraphobia and am always scouring the internet looking for ways to help deal with it. I came across this film and noticed that one of the characters suffered from Agoraphobia. A friend also recommended this film to me and said that he had thought it was great. I ended up renting it from Tesco dvd rentals and watched it last night with my boyfriend. I am a bit of a chicken when it comes to scary films so was a bit worried about watching it as it sounded really scary! If you have never seen Copycat, it is an American psychological thriller film that came to our screens in 1996. The film has a brilliant cast including Sigourney Weaver, ...  Read the complete review

Copycat is a Psycological Thriller that follows the actions of a mass murderer who is copying various serial killers including Albert Desalvo, The Hillside Strangler, Peter Kürten, Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. Sigourney Weaver plays Dr Helen Hudson who is a criminal psychologist, at the beginning of the film she is attacked by a psychopath at a lecture she is giving. After this event she refuses to leave her apartment therefore becoming severely agoraphobic. Now that a new and very different killer has appeared on the scene the police seek out her help so they can catch the man responsible. Naturally at first she is very reluctant to involve herself in the ...  Read the complete review

Copycat is an excellent psychological thriller with a few similarities to Silence of the Lambs in some ways, certainly it had me on the edge of m seat when I watched it and I found it to be a tense and nervy viewing experience. Demot Mulroney stars as a youn police officer in San Francisco who is partnered up by an experienced inspector in the form of Holly Hunter playing the role of M J Monahan. They are hunting down a killer who is using for their inspiration the techniques used by historical serial killers. Sigourney Weaver also stars as Helen Hudson a talented psychiatrist and expert on tracking down serial killers, she refuses to leave her house after a ...  Read the complete review