An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at the 2008’s Mirrors
A suspended detective (Kiefer Sutherland) takes a job as a night watchman for an abandoned store but an evil presence inside the mirrors targets him and his family.
Is Mirrors (2008) Scary?
While Mirrors has some effective jump scares and a premise that some will definitely find scary, the gore in Mirrors is what shines. If you do not like blood or body horror, there are a few scenes here that will have you covering your eyes the entire time. It isn’t abundant and missing them won’t ruin the movie for you so don’t skip it just because of that.
Overall you might leave Mirrors a bit scared especially if you have a room full of mirrors and you swear you saw your reflection move differently than you did that one time.
Mirrors (2008) No Spoiler Review:
Mirrors is good. It’s well-acted which isn’t surprising given the cast, has an entertaining story, has some effective jump scares, and some gruesome kills.
The way the story plays out was entertaining, with the pieces fitting nicely together and the main character slowly piecing together what is going on. It did feel like the movie was trying to go for a mystery kind of story for part of the film but it didn’t land all too well.
One negative I had with the film was the dialogue, not all of it but there were some glaring moments that felt like the writer was trying to feed the audience information. Things are repeated several times by characters despite the last time the information was mentioned being only a few minutes earlier. It doesn’t ruin the movie but some of it is unintentionally funny.
Overall I highly recommend giving Mirrors a watch if you’re looking for an entertaining horror movie that definitely feels like an early 2000s horror movie.
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