Mirrors

2008 "There is evil...On the other side."
6.1| 1h51m| R| en| More Info
Released: 15 August 2008 Released
Producted By: Regency Enterprises
Country: United States of America
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An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

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Nitzan Havoc Besides being a devout Horror fan, two reasons made me try this film: First, my love for Horror films featuring well known top rated cast members (in this case Kiefer Sutherland). As a terribly underrated genre, every known television or cinema star who plays in Horror adds to its coverage and prestige. Second, even if I wasn't a fan of the Haunting and Ghost Story sub-genre, I've always liked Horror stories concerning and involving mirrors. I've never had a real fear of mirrors myself, but this specific theme has tons of potential in the Horror genre!Mirrors allegedly delivers all of the above. The acting is pretty much great (not just Sutherland, every member of the cast did a good job). At times I didn't like Paula Patton's overacting (though it was obviously a direct order from the filmmakers), and I did think there was room to give Cameron Boyce and Erica Gluck more screen time (mainly because I'm a huge fan of young actors and actresses taking their first steps in Horror), but bad acting was definitely not one of this film's problems. The story didn't feel too original but quite generic. Something evil lives in the mirror, we should drive it away before it kills us. What did seem original (I haven't seen it in other films yet) was the way the evil in the mirror kills its victims, using their reflections against them. I've watched the unrated version, which turned out to be a mistake, as I'm not a fan of gore, blood and the "look how much money I've spent on effects" syndrome. Gore fans would prefer that version, though.The ending lacks the coveted plot twist which makes a good Horror film great, and yet was original and well executed. Many films of this genre suffer from its curse - endings which are anticlimactic and sometimes down right disappointing. While a well thought of plot twist is an excellent tool to deter that effect, Mirrors shows us that not all fine endings involve twists.All in all, I've really enjoyed watching this film. While some parts of the story weren't as good as others, the overall experience is entertaining and at times actually frightening. Definitely recommended!
BA_Harrison Director Alexandre Aja's Mirrors boasts a decent cast and stunning gore courtesy of FX experts Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero, but misses being a completely satisfying horror experience by failing to adhere to a convincing or consistent internal logic.At first, the mirrors are the gateway by which the evil force finds its way into our world; later, it can use any reflective surface—which is just as dumb as it sounds (almost any smooth surface has a reflection; it would be impossible to avoid them all!). The evil attacks the night-watchmen working at the department store, but doesn't bother with the old guard who patrols the building during the day. Most ridiculous is Ben Carson's continuing to work at the store, even after experiencing several supernatural incidents that would send most people screaming, never to return. These kind of problems plague the film to the end, seriously undermining its effectiveness.Still, at least the film doesn't wimp out on the gore, opening with a splattery throat slashing, giving us a yucky autopsy scene, and delivering a thoroughly shocking sequence in which Amy Smart suffers a grisly bathtub demise, her jaw ripped clean off her face (the same scene also provides the obligatory female nudity, Smart kindly baring boobs and butt before getting in the bath). Aja also sees fit to include that other popular mainstay of the genre: a fit bird in a tight white vest, Paula Patton as Carson's wife doing the honours, even going so far as to get all wet for the film's finale.5.5 out of 10, but I refuse to round it up to a 6 on account of that awful special effects scene in which Sutherland writhes unconvincingly in pain on the floor as he is burned by truly terrible CGI fire.
FlashCallahan Ben Carson is an ex-police detective in New York whose alcoholism made him incompetent on the job, and caused him to kill a man. Now he's trying to win back the trust of his estranged wife, a medical examiner, and maintain a loving relationship with his two young children. To make money while waiting for reinstatement, he takes a job as a night watchman at a department store gutted by fire. But he is soon tormented by supernatural mirrors that plagued the person he replaced. Ben finds that the mirrors' demons follow him everywhere in every reflective surface.....The biggest problem with the film is that because of the success of 24, you can never see a film with Sutherland in now, without thinking of Jack Bauer, so here, it's just Jack Bauer in a horror film, a good horror film, but he even brings Bauers' traits to the table.But Aja again proves that he is a competent film maker, and until he sold himself out with Pirhanna, he was an exciting horror film maker.The concept of mirrors and your reflection causing you harm is a wonderful idea, and the narrative creates a sinister air of tension.The ending is a little off the straight and narrow, and for gore hounds there is a literal mouth opening moment, but all in all, its a nice horror movie, not trying to exploit, just to scare.And it kind of succeeds....l
SapphirePanther Mirrors is a horror movie that was released in 2008, directed by Alexandre Aja. The movie is about Ben (Kiefer Sutherland), A suspended police detective lands himself a job as a night security guard at a shut down department store that previously suffered a massive fire, but the department store has more to it than he knows, something much darker than he could ever think of. Whilst trying to prove himself to his wife after previous problems with alcohol, the strain from the constant strange goings on with the mirrors continues to set even more obstacles in his way of becoming a better father and a better husband. With his past experience with alcohol problems, Ben has to do everything he can to prove to his wife that he is not crazy and that something is not right with the mirrors. Mirrors is rather creepy and somewhat disturbing as the characters own mirror reflection is what causes the character to murder themselves. As much as they try to resist and prevent it they are unable to prevent their reflection causing the killing to proceed.The movies graphics has a massive attention to detail, especially with the death scenes being brutally graphic. For example, the ripping open of the mouth that Ben's sisters mirror image causes her to do is so graphic it may be disturbing to some viewers. I believe that in a horror movie, putting a great amount of attention into the detail of how graphic the gory scenes are is essential. So it definitely can scare some people and that is what you need from a horror movie.Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer, 24), is the perfect lead role making you feel for his character. With Ben going through so much in his past and throughout the movie, you start to feel sorry for Ben leaving you eagerly rooting for him wanting the others to believe him. Overall, this contains everything a horror movie should have, blood, gore and brutalness with a hooking storyline. It didn't get much of a positive response from critics and might not be the best movie in this genre but in it's own right is an acceptable fast, paced horror.Storyline - 4/5Uniqueness - 4½ / 5 Overall - 6/10 (1= Weakest - 5=Strongest) (1=Weakest - 10=Strongest)