Mirrors
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writer: Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur; Sung-ho Kim (Korean motion picture Into the Mirror)
2008
Poor Kiefer Sutherland. I think he will always and forever be associated with Jack Bauer and any other character of his will be expected to accomplish the same feats Bauer can. Every time he was angry I expected him to yell “Dammit!” But with that aside, Mirrors is an alright film, if you enjoy movies with creepy plots, and the supernatural. The main idea of this film is that the mirrors in an old fire damaged department store harbour evil spirits who follow those that come into contact with them, inevitably putting them and their families in danger. If only Kiefer could have tortured those damn mirrors he could have prevented their attacks. Especially the one on his sister (played by Amy Smart), and I’m only mentioning this because it’s important to prepare you for her scene in the bathroom. If you are queasy about blood, or even if you aren’t, please close your eyes. It’s an extremely long, unnecessarily gruesome and graphic scene that will make even the strongest stomachs cringe. Mirrors is a good watch if you aren’t sure what to pick from the video shelf, if you’re into horror, or if you want some cheap thrills. It does have a crappy ending though so beware.
