Dir. Alexandre Aja
There were some really awesome "boo" scares, some really imaginative (and painful to watch) deaths, and really, really creepy use of mirrors. When something can get to you, or the ones you love, through any reflective surface ...
Mirrors is about an ex-cop who gets a job as a security guard at a burned down department store. Everything is blackened and charred except the beautiful, pristine, and huge mirrors that are throughout the store. He starts seeing thing in the mirrors, but when he turns to look at the events in reality, there's nothing there. The images can affect you though, so if you are on fire in the reflection it hurts like you were truly on fire. The images aren't confined to the former store, but can get to you anywhere. They are not confined to the people who work at the store, but can get to anyone. It's powerful and scary, the way a proper horror movie should be.
I enjoyed it, but the whole thing never seemed to really gel. The individual pieces of it were good, and Sutherland was spot on, but nothing was there to pull the separate good bits together. Since that's pretty much the definition of the director's job, I'm blaming him. A French director making an American film, which is a remake of a Korean horror flick. Hmmm, I may have spotted the problem.
I rate it: Rental
This movie may actually be improved by watching it in the home, with all the mirrors around, and the shadows moving on the TV screen.