A minor chiller and major downer from the talented Alexandre Aja.
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Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) keeps the suspense tight for most of the movie, only to fritter it away in an overblown ending.
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
This remake of a South Korean movie ultimately provides fewer scares than the average aging baby boomer feels every time they look into a reflective surface.
The film looks to do for reflective surfaces what "Amityville 4" did for killer lamps.
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Variety
Variety
Softcore horror at best, failed allegory at worst, Mirrors reflects little beyond Splat Pack auteur Alexandre Aja's desire to push his genre into less punishing and more profitable territory.
The gore is so badly done that it's borderline comical and poor lighting passes for "atmosphere."
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Boston GlobeTy Burr
Boston GlobeTy Burr
At nearly two hours, Mirrors is overlong for a summer horror toss-off, and the movie's three or four false endings make it seem even more of a haul.
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Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
An effective sound design enhances several of the film's sudden frights, and Sutherland, who appears in almost every scene, is a predictably solid presence.