Mirrors

Synopsis

Ben Carson (Keifer Sutherland, 24) takes a nighttime security job at a fire-destroyed department store. From that day on, he and his family are invaded by evil spirits through their mirrors. As Ben’s family is threatened, he must uncover the truth behind what is haunting the people he loves. Hopefully his police background and determination to save his family can save them all.

Review

Very disturbing images however, what does one expect from the millennium horror genre? Jack Bauer—oh I mean Keifer Sutherland—saves Mirrors because some of the scenes are so laughable. I thought for just a split second that it was a comedy. Don’t get me wrong, this definitely is a horror movie and there are many intense moments that will have you squirming in your seat. But in all, Mirrors only survives because Keifer is just great at making intense situations exciting.

Mirrors, directed by Alexandre Aja is a remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film Into the Mirrors. Ex-cop Ben Carson (Keifer) tries to make ends meet and get his life back together while taking a nighttime security job at an old department store that was ravaged by fire. I don’t know why they need anyone watching the place, there’s nothing to take or vandalize. And did I mention the place was spooky as can be? Well, Ben being the trained professional he is, doesn’t let a few cracked mirrors, eerie screams, injured people and physical danger stop him from collecting the paycheck—and finding out what in the world is going on. Sinister supernatural forces unleash themselves on him and his family and he must find the key to stopping the evil spirits.

Keifer keeps this movie moving forward with his Jack Bauer (Fox’s 24 character) persona. This is where some of the chuckles came in from myself and other movie-goers. I probably wouldn’t have wanted to see mirrors if it hadn’t been for such a recognizable lead actor. Keifer is great at playing the intense, stressed, passionate, “I got to get the bad guy” role. But in this movie it’s funny to see him yell "Now!" to someone because all you can imagine is Jack trying to stop some bomb from going off, or some assasination attempt on your president—and All-State insurance agent—President Palmer. Kiefer will always be Jack Bauer to me.

Mirrors indeed is a suspenseful thriller that runs just like the trailer—except the trailer does not address the gore. UGH! There is one scene where I didn’t even need to watch it because the sound effects told the story. I definitely was a chicken. I closed my eyes when I knew what was about to happen. Even my huussssband closed his eyes for a minute that’s how nasty and gory the scene was. 

Mirrors is a horror movie, and horror equates gore. It delivers on that. Is the movie scary? To a degree it is, but not as much as I thought it would be. I’m a big ole’ scaredy-cat and I wasn’t scared. This is a good one to rent. Plus, watching it at your home may help, so you don’t have to hear movie goers talking through the film. This one young woman talked through the entire film the night I went. “Oh...she needs to get out of there. Oh…watch out.” Yes, it went something like that or at unexpected scare scenes she would yell out, “Oh my goodness.” I was thinking “SHUT UPPPPPPP!” Of course this isn’t the only reason why I mentioned to see it at home. Mirrors just doesn’t require a big screen and it’s the type of movie where you could wait 3 months until it came out on DVD.

My Rating ~ 2 Reels

Average Rating ~ What's Yours?