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Rating: 6.279/10 by 1834 users

Mirrors (2008)

An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

Directing:
  • Alexandre Aja
  • Grégory Levasseur
Writing:
  • Kim Sung-ho
  • Alexandre Aja
  • Grégory Levasseur
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2008

Rating: 6.279/10 by 1834 users

Alternative Title:
Riflessi di paura - IT
Miroirs - CA
Espelhos do Medo - BR
Reflejos - ES
Tükrök - HU
Mirrors 1 - US
Espejos Siniestros - SV
Zrkadlá - SK
Espejos siniestros - AR
Огледала - BG
Espejos siniestros - CL
Peeglid - EE
Mesa apo ton kathrefti - GR
Μέσα από τον καθρέφτη - GR
Zrcala - HR
Mirrors - Riflessi di paura - IT
Veidrodziai - LT
Espejos siniestros - MX
Espejos siniestros - PE
Lustra - PL
Espelhos - PT
Oglinzi malefice - RO
Ogledala - RS
Зеркала - RU
Odsev - SI
Aynalar - TR
Дзеркала - UA
Zerkala - UZ
Espejos siniestros - VE
Zrcadla - CZ

Country:
Romania
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 51 minutes
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $72,400,000

Plot Keyword: schizophrenia, subway, night watchman, possession, hallucination, morgue, alcoholism, ex-cop, remake, rural area, medication, demon, psychiatrist, estranged wife, nypd, evil, newspaper clipping

Paula Patton
Amy Carson
Amy Smart
Angela Carson
Jason Flemyng
Larry Byrne
Cameron Boyce
Michael Carson
Arika Gluck
Daisy Carson
Ioana Abur
Front Desk Sister
Mary Beth Peil
Anna Esseker
John Shrapnel
Lorenzo Sapelli
Tim Ahern
Dr. Morris
Julian Glover
Robert Esseker
Josh Cole
Gary Lewis
Ezra Buzzington
Terrence Berry
Darren Kent
Jimmy Esseker
Roz McCutcheon
Jimmy's Mother
Bart Sidles
Police Inspector
Cai Man
Neighbor
Anca Damacus
Burning Woman
Tudor Stroescu
Delivery Man
Liliana Donici
Mirror Person
Irina Săulescu
Mirror Person
Valeriu Pavel
Mirror Person
Greg Nicotero
Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
Peter Sebastian Wrobel
Student (uncredited)

John Chard

The mirrors. They're so clean. Mirrors is the American remake of a little known Korean film called Into the Mirror. The plot has Kiefer Sutherland as a recovering alcoholic cop, who whilst on suspension is taken to working as a security guard at a large burnt out department store and starts to see terrifying images in the many mirrors about the place... You would think that Mirrors was a flop. The critics hated it and the horror hordes were very much divided on it, the latter of which is to be fair the norm for any big horror movie release. Yet it didn't flop, it did very well at the box offices of the world and has a decent 6.2 average on IMDb, which for a divisive horror film is well above average. Mirrors overstays its welcome, there really was no need for it to run to just under two hours in length. While elsewhere there's some pretty poor dialogue, parts of the screenplay are pointlessly soap opera in nature, while some thinking will make you scratch your head in bewilderment at events outside of the brilliantly monolithic department store. However, does Mirrors create a genuinely spooky atmosphere (the interiors of the store are creep fest nirvana), insert some shock moments to jolt you out your seat? Is it visually stylish, with sound work to match? And does Sutherland (and to a degree Paula Patton as his wife) overcome the trite parts of the script and give effective and committed performances? The answer to those questions is yes. Does the ending cop out in any way? Insult the audience? No! It doesn't do that either. It has flaws, but they are not insurmountable for the horror fan who's just looking for some good scares, atmospheric dread and some stylish touches from the director (Alexandre Aja). If you haven't seen it then give it a try, judge for yourself, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you find. 7.5/10


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