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“Mirrors” reflects nothing but the inanity and gracelessness
of a really bad attempt to remake the 2003 South Korean horror film “Into the
Mirror.”
Although the plot is too schematically constructed for a
production that strives to gain the horror label, this is far from being
“Mirrors’” foremost problem. The film can be ranked on just any spot on a scale
from ridiculous to preposterous, as the far-fetched incidents depicted in the
storyline are more unnatural than supernatural, more ludicrous than
bloodcurdling and worse than bad.
Kiefer Sutherland plays Ben Carson, an ex-cop with a
problematic past and an estranged family who takes a night time security job at
a department store which was previously destroyed by fire. He soon discovers
that the store’s numerous mirrors are evil and reflect appalling images of
death and elimination. At first, Ben thinks he’s just hallucinating. However,
the wicked mirrors start harming his family. It wouldn’t be a horror movie, or
at least an attempt, if the protagonist didn’t persist in finding the source of
evil. While he can just walk away and pretend nothing happened, Ben doesn’t
give up. He finds an explanation (very implausible, obviously) and, of course,
tries to save the day. The ending is so stupid it could actually win a
pointlessness prize.
No one can blame Kiefer Sutherland. His acting is not that
bad for a man who keeps screaming and telling some pieces of glass to stop the
massacre. He may even be considered the “Mirrors” comedian, as the movie is more
likely to trigger laughs than panic.
So there you have it. Some broken, floor-scattered pieces of
glass, a security guard with an investigation-filled past, a schizophrenic old
woman and some insignificant other characters who exist just to be killed by
the demonic mirrors. Sounds appealing? I didn’t think so either.
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