The Mirror

I am not generally a fan of found footage movies. This one, however, doesn't have the cheap jump scares of something like Paranormal Activity nor a lot of the crazy shaky camera videography. The acting in the first half is quite amusing - 3 roomates (see flatmates; they are Brits after all) try to win the million dollar James Randi Foundation prize by proving paranormal shenanigans with a supposedly haunted mirror they find on eBay. The film turns a weird direction when the plot evolves and ends up somewhat short of a truly scary horror film.

(in one scene, you can clearly tell the victim is a doll, which snaps the viewer back into reality)

All in all, an okay watch. Don't expect too much by way of scares and give some appreciation to the cinematography - which is decent.

This isn't the greatest movie ever made, but it's far better than the ratings it's getting here. I like the first person/found footage style movies. I like the creepy paranormal stuff. At least there was some originality with this one. I wasn't able to guess the ending, and that's another plus. It held my interest, had some good tension, and believable acting. Right now, it's sitting at a 4.7 and that's too low. I'm giving it a 6 because that's what I feel it deserves, but I was very tempted to go higher just because people are hating on this movie for no reason. For what it is, it's not bad at all. Definitely worth a watch in my opinion.

Excellent plot and storyline. Great build up to a bloody bad ending, mate. Ending came to abrupt almost as if the director got tired of shooting. Better luck next time.

The Plot Three flatmates buy a haunted mirror on eBay to claim the One Million Dollar Paranormal Prize offered by the James Randi Foundation.

Their desire to win blinds them to the evil forces they have brought into their world, which exact a terrible revenge.

Nice looking in High Def, BUT please folks -- STOP STOP STOP filming movies with the damned shaky cams!!!

It's so annoying.

The movie is typical fare. It's been done before and before that.

The movie starts out a bit promising but then degrades into a slow derivative boring predictable mess.

And what's worse, if you make it to the end, you will be met by a complete Blair Witch rip off.

Stay Away!

Okay!!! Amazon says this is a 'movie you might like' so here we go....

So some wannabe film contest winners order this mirror off of Ebay. They are hoping for some sort of paranormal experience.

The first night Matt starts sleepwalking and acting weird.

And he gets weirder....

-1 Star for the girl who still goes to bed with the wierdo after he's obviously off his coconut.....

-1 Star For Matt not coming out of the room when Steve shouted 'Hey Matt! Jemmas dancing with her boobs out!!!!'

That should have been a huge red flag right there to stop and call the mental police.

+1 Star For Matt getting a little bit more uppity toward the end!!!

Okay I thought the end was kinda predictable and boring and really didn't showcase 'The Mirror' . Of course maybe that's just me!!! :)

4/10