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Mirrors
20th Century Fox


5.6

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MPAA RATING: R for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity

Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil, John Shrapnel, and Jason Flemyng

Ex-cop Ben Carson takes a job as a night watchman at the burned-out ruins of the Mayflower department store. As he patrols the eerie, charred remains of the store, he begins to notice something sinister about the ornate mirrors that adorn the Mayflower walls. Reflected in the gigantic shimmering glass are horrific images that stun Carson. He soon discovers that a deadly threat looms, trapped within the mirrors and reflective surfaces that pervade his everyday life. And if he has any hope of saving his wife and children from a horrifying death, Carson must somehow uncover the truth behind the mirrors - and battle the greatest evil he has ever faced. (20th Century Fox)

GENRE(S):	Horror
WRITTEN BY:	Sung-ho Kim (Korean motion picture "Into the Mirror") Grégory Levasseur Alexandre Aja
DIRECTED BY:	Alexandre Aja
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: January 13, 2009 Theatrical: August 15, 2008
RUNNING TIME:	110 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

TV Guide Ken Fox

Actually a marked improvement over the plodding and confusing original.

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

The movie could have been a lot scarier.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jason Anderson

An occasionally inventive but ultimately plodding horror film.

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

A minor chiller and major downer from the talented Alexandre Aja.

Chicago Reader Andrea Gronvall

Director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) keeps the suspense tight for most of the movie, only to fritter it away in an overblown ending.

Los Angeles Times Mark Olsen

An empty enterprise that provides a few moments of goofy fun, Mirrors reflects back nothing.

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

This remake of a South Korean movie ultimately provides fewer scares than the average aging baby boomer feels every time they look into a reflective surface.

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

The film looks to do for reflective surfaces what "Amityville 4" did for killer lamps.

Variety Rob Nelson

Softcore horror at best, failed allegory at worst, Mirrors reflects little beyond Splat Pack auteur Alexandre Aja's desire to push his genre into less punishing and more profitable territory.

LA Weekly Jim Ridley

It's a mystery why Sutherland attached himself to this dour, muddled thriller.

ReelViews James Berardinelli

The gore is so badly done that it's borderline comical and poor lighting passes for "atmosphere."

Boston Globe Ty Burr

At nearly two hours, Mirrors is overlong for a summer horror toss-off, and the movie's three or four false endings make it seem even more of a haul.

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

An effective sound design enhances several of the film's sudden frights, and Sutherland, who appears in almost every scene, is a predictably solid presence.

The average user rating for this movie is 5.6 (out of 10) based on 24 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Paul C. gave it a9:
Outstanding and gripping supernatural thriller. Solid performances for Kiefer Sutherland and Paula Patton complimented the roller-coaster ride of exhilarating special effects from Director Aja. The fascinating back story ties the present to the past nicely and one is kept on the edge of their seat while searching for an explanation. Absolute goosebump material and definitely one of the more memorable movies of the genre in recent years.

Jordan gave it a2:
This movie was uttely pointless and a waste of an attractive cast's talents. The script is garbage and the acting could be a lot better.

Amy C. gave it a2:
The plot was so unclear & confusing.... there was (I think) a ghost (burning woman in dept store), then there were some demons which possessed 'Ana'... all muddled up & seemingly appeared for different reasons. Sutherland's acting was not bad though. I must thank the guy next to me who kept jumping off from the occasional boo! scenes. It was him who kept me awake during the whole movie.

Arjan D. gave it a1:
Horrible B-horror movie that has to compensate the lack of atmosphere and a decent story with huge amounts of blood and gore...

Claudia M. gave it a10:
I totally loved this movie, it was so freaky.. especially the little girl Anna when she was possessed and then when she was old.. I dont know why ppl always give it a low rating.. im sure they'd never even be able to plot a good movie.

Edwin R. gave it a10:
Really good movie.

Patrick D. gave it a2:
I'm so close to giving this a 1. It was a really bad movie with plot holes and other things I cant even begin to describe.

Mirrors 20th Century Fox

Mirrors
20th Century Fox