Mirrors

"There is evil...On the other side."

2008 1h 51m EN

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Synopsis

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An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

“There is evil...On the other side.”

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Cast

Kiefer Sutherland
Ben Carson
Paula Patton
Amy Carson
Amy Smart
Angela Carson
Jason Flemyng
Larry Byrne
Cameron Boyce
Michael Carson
Arika Gluck
Daisy Carson
Ioana Abur
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Mary Beth Peil
Anna Esseker

Credits

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Director: Alexandre Aja
Writers: Grégory Levasseur, Alexandre Aja, Kim Sung-ho
Languages: English
Countries: Romania, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Romania, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mirrors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexandre Aja, shot by Maxime Alexandre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Baxter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kiefer Sutherland and Paula Patton and Amy Smart carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There is evil...On the other side.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexandre Aja directs. Maxime Alexandre behind the camera. Javier Navarrete scores. Baxter cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Romania, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 18 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Romania, United States of America.
3Part of the "Mirrors Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Alexandre Aja, shot by Maxime Alexandre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Javier Navarrete. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Baxter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kiefer Sutherland and Paula Patton and Amy Smart carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There is evil...On the other side.".
9IMDB entry: tt0790686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 28 themes, including "schizophrenia", "subway", "night watchman", "possession".
11Released under 31 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre
Original score: Javier Navarrete
Editing: Baxter
Production design: Joseph C. Nemec III
Costume design: Michael Dennison
Makeup / hair: Gabi Cretan
VFX supervisor: Stéphane Bidault
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $72,400,000
Return: 207% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Mirrors (2008)

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Mirrors Collection

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John Chard2015-10-02
★ 7.5/10
The mirrors. They're so clean. Mirrors is the American remake of a little known Korean film called Into the Mirror. The plot has Kiefer Sutherland as a recovering alcoholic cop, who whilst on suspension is taken to working as a security guard at a large burnt out department store and starts to see terrifying images in the many mirrors about the place... You would think that Mirrors was a flop. The critics hated it and the horror hordes were very much divided on it, the latter of which is to be fair the norm for any big horror movie release. Yet it didn't flop, it did very well at the box offices of the world and has a decent 6.2 average on IMDb, which for a divisive horror film is well above average. Mirrors overstays its welcome, there really was no need for it to run to just under two hours in length. While elsewhere there's some pretty poor dialogue, parts of the screenplay are pointlessly soap opera in nature, while some thinking will make you scratch your head in bewilderment at events outside of the brilliantly monolithic department store. However, does Mirrors create a genuinely spooky atmosphere (the interiors of the store are creep fest nirvana), insert some shock moments to jolt you out your seat? Is it visually stylish, with sound work to match? And does Sutherland (and to a degree Paula Patton as his wife) overcome the trite parts of the script and give effective and committed performances? The answer to those questions is yes. Does the ending cop out in any way? Insult the audience? No! It doesn't do that either. It has flaws, but they are not insurmountable for the horror fan who's just looking for some good scares, atmospheric dread and some stylish touches from the director (Alexandre Aja). If you haven't seen it then give it a try, judge for yourself, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you find. 7.5/10

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