In 2008, Alexandre Aja, acclaimed horror director of such films as The Hills Have Eyes Remake and High Tension, managed to get actor Kiefer Sutherland away from his hit television show 24, and bring him back into the horror genre. The film was Mirrors, the tale of an ex-cop who discovers something evil living on the other side that uses mirrors to enter our world. The film did decently in the United States, but failed to make its budget back in its domestic release, however, it did fare well overseas and in DVD sales, enough that this direct-to-DVD sequel, Mirrors 2 was produced and stars Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines actor Nick Stahl.
Max (Nick Stahl), a security guard who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes on the graveyard shift. He soon discovers that he can see the ghost of a young woman in the mirrors of the store. Max soon learns that she was the victim of a brutal murder that took place in front of a mirror that would envelop her soul into its spiritual realm. Now she is back, and her spirit is set to go on a murderous rampage, stalking all the people who are reasonable for her death, using the mirrors as a portal into their lives.
Mirrors 2 is actually a decent sequel, but is nothing really special. The film does have some intense moments, and some decent kill scenes, but as far as the script goes, there is a lack of character development with both the leads and the supporting characters. Many of the characters are dispensable, despite the film’s low body count. There are, however, some intense scenes and very well-shot sequences using good lighting techniques to bring out the film’s intense moments. The film has its up and downs from scenes to scene, with some being good and others not so.
The DVD has a few features, including two featurettes: The Other Side: Making Mirrors 2 and Keeping it Real: The Visual and Special Effects of Mirrors 2. There are also deleted scenes and trailers on the disc. If you flip the disc over to side B, you’ll also be treated to the original Korean feature film Into the Mirror on which the first film was based.
Besides Mirror 2’s little mishaps with story and character development, the film is not all that bad. It’s a decent sequel, however it’s nothing new. We’ve seen stories like this before, and although it’s a totally different monster from the original film story wise, they both pretty much tell the same story. If you were a fan of the first film, you might want to go ahead and pick this one up. It’s nothing special, but it’s a film that will at least keep you interested.
– Horror Bob
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