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Movie Reviews of Mirrors
Movie Review: Mirrors
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was really good! had alot of good scares and a good designed "antagonist" good story and everything! i enjoyed watching it and i plan to add mirrors to my horror movie collectionMovie Review: Mirrors
Summary: 5 Stars
The main actor did very good job. I like his movies. Also, I like other movies which he did. "24" in tv series
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Movie Review: REFLECTIONS OF HORROR
Summary: 4 Stars
Keifer Sutherland has become a force to be reckoned with. Not only does he have one of the hottest shows on television in 24, he's made a series of films that have been hits as well. While his latest may not have broken records at the box office, it does offer some truly terrifying moments, something that is rarely seen in a world that prefers gore over scares in horror films. MIRR0RS may have a bit of well done special effects gore as well, but the story itself and the telling of it offer some truly scary moments.
Sutherland stars as Ben Carson, a police detective down on his luck. Involved in a questionable shooting, he is on leave without pay. Drinking led to a separation with his wife and family. On medication, trying to get back on his feet, he takes a job as a night watchman in the burned out hulk of a building that once housed the biggest and best department store in the city.
It seems that one of Ben's predecessors attempted to burn down the building a few years back, driven mad and killing his family prior to doing so. Now Ben steps into his shoes and those who followed, walking the halls of the blackened building making sure no one breaks in or damages it further.
But something is strange here. Handprints on mirrors that seem to be everywhere in the building and visions of burning victims make Ben begin to question his sanity. Using the instincts honed by years on the force, he begins to investigate deeper into the building. The arrival of a package sent to him by the murdered previous night watchman leads Ben to look into the arsonist who burned down the building.
The trail of clues gives Ben the sources that he needs to get to the bottom of things. But at the same time, the evil that resides in the building, in the mirrors, takes its toll. It murders Ben's sister in one of the most gruesome scenes found in recent years. And then it sets its sights on Ben's family, his ex-wife who thinks he's losing it and his two innocent children.
As Ben races to find a solution to this puzzle, the evil in the mirrors gets closer and closer to his family. A discovery in the water filled basement of the building offers more clues, but time is not on Ben's side. With one way to put an end to the misery, Ben does all he can to save himself and his family.
This movie works on so many levels. The mystery that finds Ben trying to find out what caused all of the happenings at this location is well thought out and believable in a horror film way. His dealing with his alcohol problem and trying to get his life together form an integral part of the story as well. And the family placed in jeopardy not because of his police work but because he lucked into the wrong job holds the viewer in suspense as well.
The cast does a great job here. Sutherland shows torment and anguish well, working to cope with the most amazing scenes that play out before his eyes in the mirrors all around him. Underused is Amy Smart as his sister, offering solace and reaching a gory end. Paula Patton as wife Amy shows the biggest range going from shrill non-understanding wife to caring mother to supportive spouse all in one film.
The effects are marvelous here. Not just the mirrors themselves that curve and poke when the evil is revealed but the gore effects are mind boggling. It's twisted but you can't seem to take your eyes off when Smart's death scene plays out. The sets for the store are magnificent and as much a part of the story as the rest.
MIRRORS may not be for everyone. If you scare easily, tie yourself down while you watch. There are plenty of jump sequences and twists to give you nightmares of your own. The story unfolds well and the pacing makes you never look to see if you're close to the end yet. It's a well made horror film that offers scares. And that takes some doing in today's world.
Movie Review: A sleeper horror movie hidden in a mirror
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to say that "Mirrors" was much better than I thought it would be. Again this movie falls into the unfortunate chasm of movies that only made it the theater for three days. The only saving grace is that this flick (and other short lived films in theaters) made it to DVD.
"Mirrors" has a very low budget/B movie/independent film feel to it. This movie was made in 2008 and stars Kiefer Sutherland. Kiefer has regained his success (and career) with the television program "24" (which is a great show). It appears that "Mirrors" was made during the off season of "24". The only reason I note "24" is because Kiefer plays Jack Bauer on this show and in "Mirrors" he plays a character named Ben Carson. I must admit that I found some similarities between both of these characters, this isn't a bad thing.
Ben Carson is a police officer who has been suspended for reasons that aren't totally explained, all we know is he killed a person. As a result of this suspension his marriage is falling apart and he has temporally moved in with his sister (played by Amy Smart). In addition Ben is grappling with a drinking problem and some anxiety/depression. In the wake of all these cumbersome issues Ben takes a job as a night security guard at a mall that was recently condemned. This mall was knighted with condemnation because it caught fire and almost burnt to the ground.
During Ben's nightly routine at the mall he starts seeing strange things in the mirrors. Are this things spirits, hallucinations, apparitions or projections of Ben's inner demons? Consequently, Ben's witnessing of horrible things in the mirrors promotes a level of foreshadowing to what might happen to Ben and people that he cares about. Needless to say Ben is slowly pushed into the realm of madness as he struggles to convince himself and his love ones that some evil is transpiring.
The movie takes some interesting twists and turns, both supernatural and psychologically. This induces a build up to a climax that strongly reminds me of Dario Argento's 1980 film Inferno. I only watched the "unrated" version and found it creepy but a little winded. In other words, this movie could have shaved off about ten minutes and it wouldn't have bothered me. The movie had a couple of cheesy moments but it didn't ruin the film for me. I found that Kiefer provided a solid performance as a "burn out" on a path of self redemption.
If you are looking for a creepy movie that is different than you average "slasher flick" than "Mirrors" is a good choice. My only suggestion is turn your brain off a bit, because if a person starts to really dissect what they are seeing there going to find some discrepancies. For instance, if you were working at a condemned mall and saw things in the mirror that no one else saw would you really keep working there?
Movie Review: Never trust a shard - it might harbor a 7-year ill all its own
Summary: 4 Stars
A security guard with some issues is hired to take the place of another security guard with issues (go figure). The place they are guarding - an old building that has quite the sordid history and that plays out as the movie progresses. The problem here is that as this plays out, Keifer Sutherland's character finds that the mirrors in the place being to talk to him and begin to show him things, burning things, and ask for a singular word.
and if history is to be taken seriously, those who do not find out the origins of this word end up with dead families, horrible lives, and broken everything elses.
Mirrors had some really great stuff in it, and I found myself drawn to the movie. whether we were dealing with the movie and the turns it takes, the therapy that comes as part of the plot, or the mirrors and what they want, there is always something to be seen. I personally thought some of the effects had a gruesome impact, too, with jaws doing thing jaws shouldn't do and people doing things they don't really want to do. It speaks volume on the power of the place and on what K.s. has to do in order to save himself.
Man, this really isn't worht minimum wage, I have to say.
The plot itself does have some holes in it, and there are times when the movie seems to go too long. I thought that when I saw the DVD version that was listed as unrated but not in the theater variation that I had seen. I also didn't really like the "threat to the family" stuff that happens inside the house K.s. and his seperated wife once shared because, really, it didn't have a point. Water - I know it reflects but - you see where this is going. And that was bothersome enough to lose a point.
Still, do I think it was a good movie. Indeed. Would I buy it? i did. would I watch it again? I do that with al movies, but yes - i would do that with this just because. It has gore, some loopy places, some burning bodies, and other oddities that make you think "ouch." Still, it taste great and is less filling so I have to say i liked it enough to say "I think it is good enough for you to try out - if you like the pieces you can try out and see."