Mirrors (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Alexandre Aja

Escritores (WGA):

Alexandre Aja (screenplay) &
Grégory Levasseur (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

15 agosto 2008 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

There Is Evil........On The Other Side

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Mirror | Evil | Ex Cop | Marriage | Bathtub

Comentarios de los usuarios:

When a reflections does not reflect reality one can expect fatalities

Reparto

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Ben Carson
Paula Patton	...	Amy Carson
Cameron Boyce	...	Michael Carson
Erica Gluck	...	Daisy Carson
Amy Smart	...	Angela Carson
Mary Beth Peil	...	Anna Esseker
John Shrapnel	...	Lorenzo Sapelli
Jason Flemyng	...	Det. Larry Byrne
Tim Ahern	...	Dr. Morris
Julian Glover	...	Robert Esseker
Josh Cole	...	Gary Lewis
Ezra Buzzington	...	Terrence Berry
Aida Doina	...	Rosa (as Doina Aida Stan)
Ioana Abur	...	Front Desk Sister
Darren Kent	...	Jimmy Esseker

También conocida como:

Into the Mirror (USA) (working title)
Oglinzi malefice (Romania)
Espejos siniestros (Argentina) (Chile) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Reflejos (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity.

Duración:

110 min | 112 min (unrated version)

País:

USA | Romania

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Malaysia:18PL | Netherlands:16 | Japan:R-15 | USA:R (certificate #43839) | South Africa:16LV | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:18 | UK:15 (cut) | UK:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Italy:VM14 | Peru:18 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III (uncut) | Norway:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania

Compañía:

Regency Enterprises

Trivialidades:

The name 'Esseker' is an anagram for 'Seekers'. This can be an appropriate terminology for the demons who live on the other side of the mirrors seeking out their host, Anna Esseker.

Errores:

Boquete en la Historia: In the beginning of the movie, it was clearly stated that the burned-out store had no electricity. However when Ben Carson is in the basement breaking a hole in the wall, the florescent ceiling lights are on. There is also a close-up shot of an incandescent bulb flickering on and off.

Citas:

[first lines]
Gary Lewis: [after opening window and seeing that it doesn't lead anywhere] Oh fuck!

Conexiones de Película:

Remake of Geoul sokeuro (2003)

Banda de Sonido:

Happy Valentine's Day

When a reflections does not reflect reality one can expect fatalities

As a remake of a Korean film of 2003 this film tells the tale of a guy that picks up a job as a night-watchman in what is left over of a burned down department store. What starts as a somewhat dull somewhat creepy job quickly turns into a living nightmare.

There have been at least a dozen horror films where the evil lived on the other side of the mirror - nothing new here. Most of them share the same build up as this one: get to know the victim(s), get to know the evil(s), see them getting maimed/slaughtered/eaten one by one - nothing new here. In effect, this film is like nothing new all over and it would be a standard run of the mill one if it weren't for the fact that most of the settings used are worked out pretty nicely and that the ending isn't the normal sloppy one.

I haven't seen the original but I am interested into seeing it now that I have seen this one. It might be even better.

7 out of 10 mirrors on the wall