Mirrors

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Mirrors

R

Released Aug 15, 2008

1h 52m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In a bid to pull his shattered life back together, troubled ex-cop Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) takes a job as a security guard at the burned out ruins of a once-prosperous department store. As Ben patrols the charred hallways, he begins to see horrifying images in the ornate mirrors that still adorn the walls. Ben soon realizes that a malevolent force is using the mirrors to gain entrance into this world, threatening the lives of his wife (Paula Patton) and children.

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Critics Consensus

Inconsistency and listless plot make this K-horror remake a less-than-frightening time at the movies.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Always thought there was an evil design behind all those giant mirrors at clothes stores. But how evil are they? Put Alexandre Aja behind the camera, and what do you think?

Apr 30, 2019

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Te story is efficient but strangely uninvolving and not nearly as scary as the Korean version.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 10, 2008

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

Aja doesn’t exactly aim for scares but rather utilizes shock value as a provocation of how much gore one can take and endure.

Sep 16, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sutherland plays Jack Bauer without the badge, running about and barking at everyone, even his reflection. It's tiresome.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 5, 2024

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Scott Weinberg

TheHorrorShow

One of the better films of the infamous J-horror remake onslaught. Relatively speaking.

Aug 28, 2015

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Rosana B

Assistindo alternadamente à versão de 2003 e 2008, apresentou grande divergência no que se refere ao motivo do espelho, quase não merece ser chamado de versão ou remake, na versão mais fantasmagórica e sobrenatural, na original um suspense policial baseado na teoria da dualidade, diferente da maioria, a versão americana ficou mais sombria e sangrenta, as mortes mais angustiantes (adoro), não são ruins, mas já vimos muito melhores… Partindo para a sequência de 2010.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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B K

Ultimately a disappointment, the plot is interesting but the delivery lacks impact. Wooden horrors ultimately fail because they fail to connect the viewer with the characters and so it is in this instance. But the film does push you to watch to the end, but even here, the viewer is not taken to the edge of their seat. A processional horror that could have been so much better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Tiisetso M

It is a movie that had so many chances to redeem itself, and every single time, it shot itself in the foot. I won't say anything about the cinematography because of its time, but I will say a lot of things about the acting and the plot itself. The acting is bad. That's it. I can't find a better way to describe the atrocity. My grandmother with dementia can do better acting than that(don't come for me, her words not mine). I have never disliked a main character as bad as I did with the one in this movie. Notice how I didn't mention the name. Yes, his name is fortunately forgettable. There's too many plot holes to the point that I came to a reasonable conclusion. This movie was a failed attempt as a satirical horror movie. It's a movie that shouldn't be taken seriously. I spaced out the entity of the movie because I simply could not keep up with its inconsistencies. It won't be fair for me to not give the movie praise for the ending although I predicted far better endings than this one. Why? The ending is a bad way to start a sequel.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Michael P

Anticalmactic but it was pretty great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Jeffrey G

I thought it was a great title cameron boyce was great in it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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ira m

This movie is like what a grade school kid would make, with fake looking props and poorly made fake blood. Be sure to watch while stones.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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Synopsis

In a bid to pull his shattered life back together, troubled ex-cop Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) takes a job as a security guard at the burned out ruins of a once-prosperous department store. As Ben patrols the charred hallways, he begins to see horrifying images in the ornate mirrors that still adorn the walls. Ben soon realizes that a malevolent force is using the mirrors to gain entrance into this world, threatening the lives of his wife (Paula Patton) and children.

Director: Alexandre Aja
Producer: Grégory Levasseur, Alexandra Milchan, Marc Sternberg
Screenwriter: Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures
Rating: R (Disturbing Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.7M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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