![]() ![]() The movie opens with night security guard Gary Lewis. Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10 good horror for about an hour and a half MIRRORS could have been a good, old-fashioned scare-fest had more imagination been put into the story but as it stands it's a missable, forgettable bit of moneymaking. Aja's direction is sometimes pedestrian and sometimes above average – he handles a couple of water-bound set pieces very well, which goes to show that it's the underachieving script at fault here. Along the way, the talents of Jason Flemyng and Julian Glover are wasted in throwaway roles, while Paula Patton seems to have been cast for her ability to look good in a variety of skimpy outfits and that alone. Kiefer Sutherland, wading through murky waters in search of a paycheck, plays a family man caught up in the midst of supernatural evil but even he seems to realise he's mired in a film that doesn't go anywhere. Unfortunately, little is made of this premise, and other than a couple of gruesome murder scenes the picture is entirely dull. The plot itself is workable, almost reminiscent of a good low budget '80s horror: mirrors are possessed by spirits of the dead. MIRRORS's failure is all the more apparent when you compare the nature of this to the vitality and fun of the others it's as if the decision was made to produce a deathly dull picture and somebody forgot to invest it with a single spark of life along the way. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 4 / 10 As dull as dishwaterĪ disappointingly mundane Hollywood horror outing directed Alexandra Aja and sandwiched between two of his other films I consider excellent – THE HILLS HAVE EYES and PIRANHA 3D. ![]()
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