Mirrors

MIRRORS (2008) - August 16, 2008
Though reasonably well made by Alexandre Aja, this film is definitely not on par with his two previous efforts. About an ex-cop, now a security guard, who discovers that there's something sinister afoot with the mirrors in the old department store he's guarding. Aja does his best, but it's hard to make a really compelling villian out of something as broad as all mirrors. It doesn't help that every scare here is of the "Boo!" variety. It also doesn't help that the film ultimately becomes like pretty much every Asian horror remake, with the protagonist having to solve a decades-old mystery. The film is never boring, though, and reasonably suspenseful in parts. It's also notable for having one of the most brutal scenes I've seen in a while (if not ever). **1/2