Mirrors

2008
12
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

116K

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Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)

This is the second trailer for Mirrors, directed by Alexandre Aja.

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Supernatural Horror Horror Mystery

Ben guards a partly-destroyed property by night but begins to see strange images in its impeccable mirrors. After his sister is killed, he is convinced that evil forces are out to get him.Ben guards a partly-destroyed property by night but begins to see strange images in its impeccable mirrors. After his sister is killed, he is convinced that evil forces are out to get him.Ben guards a partly-destroyed property by night but begins to see strange images in its impeccable mirrors. After his sister is killed, he is convinced that evil forces are out to get him.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

116K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos4

Trailer 2:30

Mirrors: Trailer #2

Trailer 0:52

Mirrors: Theatrical Trailer

Trailer 0:52

Mirrors: Theatrical Trailer

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Trivia
Shot in Romania, most of it was filmed in Nicolae Ceausescu's unfinished Academy of Sciences building in Bucharest.

Goofs
(at around 25 mins) Near the beginning, Ben puts his left hand on the mirror. Suddenly, a large bloody gash is across his palm. When gets up, the blood and slash is gone. He catches on imaginary fire, it goes out, and his hand is still okay. When he gets home, his hand is bloody and cut again.

Quotes
Ben Carson: [muttering to himself while in the Mayflower store] Fuck this place.

Crazy credits
After the end of the credits, the title appears, but backwards.

Alternate versions
UK theatrical version was cut by distributor Fox to secure a more commercial '15' rating. The edits included the removal of a blood splash in the opening throat slashing, shots of a burned and partially naked woman screaming, shots of a woman's jaw being torn apart, and close-ups of a neck being cut with scissors. The DVD was upgraded to an '18' certificate and features the full uncut print.

Connections
Featured in Winnie the Pooh Meets the Toxic Avenger (2013)

Soundtracks
Happy Valentine's Day
Written by Michael Clark Gurley and Davis Le Duke
Performed by Billy Boy on Poison
Courtesy of Ironworks Music

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Featured review

goes for cheap scares instead of psychological suspense

Another over-the-top American horror movie based on an Asian horror movie. Kiefer is alright but the other actors are pretty bad and the dialog is quite poor. Only the first third of "Mirrors" is any good. It's downhill after that as Kiefer tries to unravel the mystery of the mirrors. Instead of genuine creepiness, things jump out at every moment. And then there's the over-the-top finale which is unnecessary and awful.

I like the idea of abandoned places as the setting in horror movies. I watched the horror film "Session 9" after this and it was quite a bit better. The director knew what the director of "Mirrors" didn't know. Setting is crucially important in horror movies. "Mirrors" used the abandoned department store in its first third and then abandoned it for more scares outside. The film should have taken advantage of this setting and used it more. The film does backtrack to the abandoned store at the end of the film, but by then all mystery and suspense is gone from the place.