Mirrors (2008)

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	Year of first release: 2008
	Director: Alexandre Aja (The Hills have eyes)
	Actors: Kiefer Sutherland (24 TV-series), Paula Patton (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol), Amy Smart
	Country: USA, F, D, E, RO
	Genre: Horror, Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 15.02.2015, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: An ex-cop (Sutherland) and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Review: I didn't like so much Alexandre Aja's The Hills have Eyes, partly because I thought desertic landscapes didn't fit the survival genre, but then I have seen Wolf Creek that worked. I haven't seen the Asian original version of Mirrors from which this one was remade, but I guess that as often in this process the Westernisation, the movie has removed some length and non-credible characters. Indeed I liked the simplicity of this Mirrors revolving around the character of the former cop, well-played by Kiefer Sutherland at his best, although he reminds too much of Jack 24 Bauer at times (taking a Nun hostage!). The movie abuses a bit of jump-scared and ultra-graphical deaths, but that is what those kind of horror films are for. Maybe the best Horror Thriller I have seen recently.
Rating: 6 /10