Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Even Reflective Surfaces Want Kiefer Sutherland Dead

Title:  Mirrors
Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away:  ALEXANDRE AJA ALEXANDRE AJA ALEXANDRE AJA
Introduction:  I got this from the library.  I’ve actually checked it out twice before and never watched it, but when realizing it was an Aja film I figured it would have a decent amount of blood so it’d be worth watching.  It did.
Location:  In an old abandoned place and some apartments in a city of some kind.   They had some money.
Plot:  Sometimes what happens in the mirror is different from what we want.  I kind of do like the idea of this being possible.  I think it’s a clever premise and kind of remember it being used in a show before only with shadows instead of mirrors.   I want to say it was on something like Alvin and the Chipmunks, but that doesn’t seem right.   Then I remember this plot from AATC where some bought up a whole bunch of common baseball cards (of the same player) to make him rare.   They were all like, “Everyone has one of his cards!”    “Do you?” …  “Well, err, umm… not anymore”   AHA!
Acting:  Kiefer Sutherland is the bane of my existence.
Production:  It was in theaters.
Sex/Nudity:  Amy Smart dies in the bathtub, but you don’t see anything.
Special Effects:  They look really good, and once again are the really only redeeming quality of this movie.
Overall Verdict:   I was probably right in not watching this the first two times that I got it.   It’s not the best, it just has some neat visuals.  I wouldn’t really recommend this movie to anyone, I’d just say you should try to find stills online of the better effects and call it a day.

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