Being a big fan of horror movies, my expectation is high for Mirrors after I saw its trailer. I thought it was cool for Kiefer Sutherland to make another horror film, his last and only being The Lost Boys. Except for one scene, there was no other hair-raising moment in the film.
It started as a horror movie, which is Mirrors’ first phase. The opening sequences fooled me into thinking that this is a decent horror movie, at least. But as the movie progresses, it turned into 24, with Jack Bauer looking for an Esseker.
That’s when the second phase of Mirrors begins. From that point the plot becomes predictable. I just don’t know why Ben (Sutherland) used his gun on an evil entity. How could the writer make the Ben stupid not to realize that bullets are useless when facing the devil?
As for the movie’s ending, let me say that even I was confused about it. Is he or is he not? Here’s an expert opinion on the matter at hand.
Dr. Morris: The patient then has the false perception of the existence of two distinct worlds. The real world, and the world inside a mirror.
Uhm, yeah… that. Thanks doc for the clarification. I must have imagined watching Mirrors when in reality it was just another 24 episode.
*Spoiler*
Ben (Kiefer Sutherland) walks out of the building only to see mirror images of everything. It ends with Ben not able to see his own reflection. Then his handprint appears on the mirror. It means that Ben died and is now trapped behind mirrors.