Absurd? Maybe. Ridiculous? A Bit. Bad? Very. “Mirrors” Reflects Awfulness

By Rebecca Brody
15:07, August 18th 2008
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Absurd? Maybe. Ridiculous? A Bit. Bad? Very. “Mirrors” Reflects Awfulness

“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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