alanbobet Review of Mirrors

Mirrors (I) (2008)

Scary but predictable horror film from maker of Haute Tension.

[7/10 · 10 August 2008]

I went to see a sneak preview of MIRRORS, the new horror film from French director Alexandre Aja, who also gave us HAUTE TENSION(HIGH TENSION) and the remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES.It stars Kiefer Sutherland(24) as a former New York City cop, working as a security guard in a burned down department store that is being reconstructed. There he discovers a sinister demonic force inhabited in the mirrors of the store that not only endanger him, but also his family and friends. Sutherland must discover and stop the source of the evil that are in the mirrors before harm happens to his family. The film has the usual shocks and gore coming from director Aja and Sutherland plays the lead with same determination as in his role as Jack Bauer in 24 and the rest of the cast like Amy Smart give solid performances. There are a couple of effective shock sequences in the film, especially in the beginning sequence and in a nasty bathroom scene involving Amy Smart, but the film is predictable, especially in the way the film resolves itself in the ending. The audience I saw this film with, kinda guessed how this film was going to end. But even with it's predictability, the film is an OK crowd pleaser that might satisfy today's horror film fans.