Replicant (2001)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Ringo Lam

Writers (WGA):

Larry Riggins (written by) and
Les Weldon (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2001 (Brazil)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A ruthless killer... to destroy him, they had to create him.

Plot:

Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.

Plot Keywords:

Replicant | Clone | Serial Killer | Fire | Police

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Replicant / Garrotte
Michael Rooker	...	Jake
Catherine Dent	...	Angie
Brandon James Olson	...	Danny
Pam Hyatt	...	Mrs. Riley
Ian Robison	...	Reisman
Allan Gray	...	Roarke
James Hutson	...	Snotty Concierge
Jayme Knox	...	Wendy Wyckham
Paul McGillion	...	Captain (as Paul Mcgillion)
Chris Kelly	...	Chris
Peter Flemming	...	Paul
Margaret Ryan	...	Gwendolyn
Marnie Alton	...	Hooker
Lillian Carlson	...	Nurse

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

France:101 min | Norway:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (No. 37481) | Canada:R (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Millennium Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (At 2:57) When the Torch is lighting the $20 bill on fire, which of course is fake, but usually the camera is not close enough to see. This time however you can see "Motion Pictures" where it would normally say United States.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Absorb

Good action, Good plot, Good story, Good movie

Replicant is a movie where a mask murderer goes on crime sprees killing innocent women. Not only that, this sick murderer (Jean-Claude) actually takes pictures of these sick crimes. That's where Jake comes in (Michael Rooker), Jake is a undercover cop who has been chasing Garrett (the murderer) for 3 years, after one particular night he calls it quits and retires from the force at a early age. After he starts getting on with his life he gets an insulting call from Garrett and is given the opportunity by the CIA to help them bring down the murderer. He accepts and heads down the there headquarters. He finds out that they aren't actually the CIA, their Special Forces Unit and they have a DNA sample of the killer and they will use that to create a Replicant (clone) of the murderer. After many tests they are finally able to put the Replicant out of hibernation and into the real world.

The Replicant is suppose to have the brain capabilities of a 40 year old (the murderers approximate age) and if given enough time, it could remember how exactly the murderer went about the killings, how he escaped, who he is, and where he lives, and that's what they want to get out of him. But the Replicant is like a baby, he needs to learn how to eat sleep, walk, talk, everything. That's where Jake comes in again, Jake is basically suppose to baby sit the Replicant until he can remember the crimes. The Replicant grows to care for and accept Jake, while he doesn't trust anyone else.

During the movie we find out more about the murderer and kind of get an inside scoop of how this murderer lives and why he's doing all these killings. I'm not going to spoil it for you but let me tell you, this guy is a sick puppy, anyone who has watched Van Damme movies in the past will be shocked at the role he's playing now. The Replicant meets up with the murderer a few times and each time the Replicant starts to bond with the murderer, since he can think how the murderer thinks, and given enough time, he could read the murderers mind completely. At first the murderer doesn't know who the Replicant is but then he eventually finds out.

The Replicant is not like many creatures, it copies what people do and say, in one part of the movie where they try to apprehend the Replicant they end up losing, why? Because anything you show him he learns, if you punch him he learns the exact punch you did, if you put him in a head lock he learns that exact head lock, and that's what he used to defeat them. I'm still not going to spoil all the movie but Jake and the Replicant track the murderer down many times, and each time the murderer tricks the Replicant into thinking that their brothers and that Jake is the enemy, The Replicant starts to show his true color by allowing the murderer to escape and apprehending Jake at that. But then the Replicant learns the murderers true colors and turns on the him and that's what allows Jake and The Replicant to defeat this sick murderer.

The movie had a tight budget but it doesn't show it at all. Good special effects, good action, good plot, good story. Good Movie.