Imitation Girl

Released Apr 20, 2018

1 hr. 24 min.

Drama

Sci-Fi

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A young woman materializes in the southwestern desert, and every step she takes teaches her about her new world and body. As she starts her new life, she learns she has a twin with whom she shares more than an outward appearance.

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Great to see fresh faces. Lauren Ashley Carter as Juliana and as immitation shows us her ability to be other people convincingly. At one point, Juliana looks in the mirror and channels Bette Davis. Her immitation depiction is a little like Latka Gravis from Taxi, nonetheless she is able to pull off the complexity of character required to keep the movie engaging. Too many unexplained, sometimes extraneous complexities undermine the flow.. There is some messaging about the decaying town and the insidious role of drugs in interrupting characters well being. I appreciated that casting got the email that multicultural casts (especially scenes shot in cities) are infinitely more interesting to watch than casting that seems to deny the existence of brown people, gay people, older people, bald people, young people, accomplished women, dull people etc, are pulled from the margins and permitted for meaningful instances to be in the center without Hollywood stereotyping. How these people interact with each other and take each other seriously as they seek intimacy enhances the film's depth. The ending was disappointing, it was as if they had spent all the money on earlier scenes, or got tired of filming and wanted to close it down very quickly. When that happens I feel disrespected as a viewer, that my time was wasted. I mean, if this is science fiction allow Juliana to enter into the life of the immigrant from Tehran, while the Immitation inhabits and straightens out her life in the city. They can keep up with each other using the mirror. Overall quality acting, multicultural casting, and decreased stereotyping, unfamiliar premise makes this movie a good watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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This was like a really lame version of Under the Skin. Just watch that instead.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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So happy I saw this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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WOW! I guess if you like a (so called sci- fi, where all they do is talk) then this is 4 you. But if you want an entertaining film look elsewhere, the ONLY good thing about this bore was it was only 1 hr 20 mins long! D

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Horrible... we always pick movies based on rotten tomatoes but this one did not reflect that score! No action anti-climatic couldn't get into the characters bc didn't understand their purpose in the movie or life!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Well done sci-fi drama indie film. It was a unique take on the fish-out-of-water story, and I can honestly say there's nothing out there like it today. It was well acted and made you think about the fragility of the human condition from the perspective of a human down on her luck & someone quite alien to this world. This movie kind of made me appreciate the gift of life and to also not let failure get in the way of being who you want to be in life or live life to it's fullest potential.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Natasha Kermani

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Lauren Ashley Carter

Julianna

Neimah Djourabchi

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Adam David Thompson

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

As a portrait of female identity, in all its hopes and disappointments, joys and sorrows, Imitation Girl inspires a shudderingly sublime sense of awe that is not ultimately defined by male desires and demands.

Aug 15, 2017

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CJ Sheu

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[A]side from Carter's performance and Travis Tips's cinematography, the film is pretty much forgettable.

Jul 1, 2020

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

strong take on how the world around us and circumstances can change how one evolved while dealing with duality and becoming one with one's self.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 14, 2020

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Patrick Bromley

F This Movie!

The only thing better than a movie with a Lauren Ashley Carter performance is a movie with two.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 3, 2018

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Marisa Mirabal

HorrorNews.net

Imitation Girl is a gorgeous film that dissects the yin and yang nature of finding and ultimately accepting one's self.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 17, 2018

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Amanda Mazzillo

Film Inquiry

Imitation Girl is an interesting character study focusing on women asking the questions: Who am I? and What do I have to show for my life?

Apr 30, 2018

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Synopsis

A young woman materializes in the southwestern desert, and every step she takes teaches her about her new world and body. As she starts her new life, she learns she has a twin with whom she shares more than an outward appearance.

Director: Natasha Kermani
Executive Producer: Lewis Black, John Hilliard, Alastair Murdoch, Claudia Murdoch, Nancy Meli Walker
Screenwriter: Natasha Kermani
Distributor: Epic Pictures Group
Production Co: Illium Pictures, Cup of Joe Film
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 20, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2018
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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