Mirrors


Mirrors

Overview:

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

Votes 484 (6/10)

Runtime: 110 minutes

Release Date 2008-08-15

Budget: $35,000,000.00

Revenue: $72,436,439.00

Tagline: There is evil...On the other side.

Production company:

  • Regency Enterprises
  • Castel Film Romania
  • ASAF
  • New Regency Pictures
  • Luna Pictures

Production country:

  • Romania
  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

Trailer

Further Information

Ben Carson
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Amy Carson
Paula Patton
Paula Patton
Angela Carson
Amy Smart
Amy Smart
Michael Carson
Cameron Boyce
Cameron Boyce
Daisy Carson
Erica Gluck
Erica Gluck
Larry Byrne
Jason Flemyng
Jason Flemyng
Jimmy Esseker
Darren Kent
Darren Kent
Terrence Berry
Ezra Buzzington
Ezra Buzzington
Robert Esseker
Julian Glover
Julian Glover
Director
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja
Director of Photography
Maxime Alexandre
Maxime Alexandre
Music
Javier Navarrete
Javier Navarrete
Editor
Baxter
Baxter
Writer
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja
Writer
Grégory Levasseur
Grégory Levasseur
Producer
Alexandra Milchan
Alexandra Milchan
Producer
Grégory Levasseur
Grégory Levasseur
Casting
Deborah Aquila
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Jennifer L. Smith
Jennifer L. Smith
Casting
Tricia Wood
Tricia Wood
Costume Design
Michael Dennison
Michael Dennison
Costume Design
Ellen Mirojnick
Ellen Mirojnick

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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