climbingtiger957 just read the usual deep in depth conversations about the in depth junk about the depth of the movie blah blah blah.I'm a big horror fan and this was spot on ,as a scarer ,old fashioned gore ,tension ,even bits that were a bit rough to watch. i enjoyed this ,spooky atmosphere and the whole atmosphere of the film ,if your'e gonna go in and analyze every bit of it of course your'e gonna pick holes.messed up kiefer takes a security job in a disaster of a building where people were burn't to death in a store fire .the whole scenario as a security guard myself is nuts,I'm looking thinking there is no way i would go in where he just went ,which builds the tension .it all goes a bit mad and some points you think really !!this guys got balls of steel.and a bit nuts to throw in with it .like i said don't over analyze it ,it's just a horror flick made to scare and i think it did its job.

Python Hyena Mirrors (2008): Dir: Alexandre Aja / Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil, Cameron Boyce: Stupid morbid horror film about image and illusion. This film has a self praised illusion while its image is pure sh*t. Kiefer Sutherland plays an ex investigator who accepts a job at an abandon mall that has burned. Soon he begins to see images of burn victims including his own reflection. Director Alexandre Aja can set up scare sequences but the graphic violence should be toned down in favour of suspense. Sutherland pulls through as he struggles to deal with reality and the unknown and coming off crazy. Supporting roles aren't quite as broad. Paula Patton is featured as his wife in a role that is strictly standard and predictable. Amy Smart is wasted as his sister whose mirror image tears her jaw apart thus killing herself. All she needed was a trip to the dentist for that kind of action and she can make return trips. Mary Beth Peil appears as an aged institutionalized woman. After being part of this film she may need to go back. Cameron Boyce plays their son, and having a kid to mind screw is typical with these films. Horror films in the past ten years seem to be all about gore and guts and it is beginning to take the place of true suspense. Grossing viewers out isn't suspense, it's just disgusting. Well made visually with a screenplay that shatters before the second act. Score: 4 ½ / 10

trashgang I just watched the full uncut version to be sure to have all the gore included because I know the director Alexandre Aja very well for his ultra gore flicks Haute Tension (2003) and The Hills Have Eyes (2006). This one here isn't a bad film but for an Aja flick it's rather low on gore.Luckily it still has a good story to offer and the performances were above mediocre. I watched the screen with suspense even as you can see it coming sometimes from miles away. As I stated earlier, the gore isn't the main thing in this flick, it's all about the mirrors and the CGI attached to it. Even as I am not a CGI lover here it does work out fine mostly. But when the gore comes in it's in full glory. The opening is worth watching and the bath scene with the nude Amy Smart (Angela Carson) does offer something for the geeks out there too.Still it isn't the best of Alexander Aja. After Mirrors we had to wait until Piranha 3D (2010) to see gratuitous gore again. But Mirrors is worth picking up if you are into ghost stories.Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 3,5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

SapphirePanther Mirrors is a horror movie that was released in 2008, directed by Alexandre Aja. The movie is about Ben (Kiefer Sutherland), A suspended police detective lands himself a job as a night security guard at a shut down department store that previously suffered a massive fire, but the department store has more to it than he knows, something much darker than he could ever think of. Whilst trying to prove himself to his wife after previous problems with alcohol, the strain from the constant strange goings on with the mirrors continues to set even more obstacles in his way of becoming a better father and a better husband. With his past experience with alcohol problems, Ben has to do everything he can to prove to his wife that he is not crazy and that something is not right with the mirrors. Mirrors is rather creepy and somewhat disturbing as the characters own mirror reflection is what causes the character to murder themselves. As much as they try to resist and prevent it they are unable to prevent their reflection causing the killing to proceed.The movies graphics has a massive attention to detail, especially with the death scenes being brutally graphic. For example, the ripping open of the mouth that Ben's sisters mirror image causes her to do is so graphic it may be disturbing to some viewers. I believe that in a horror movie, putting a great amount of attention into the detail of how graphic the gory scenes are is essential. So it definitely can scare some people and that is what you need from a horror movie.Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer, 24), is the perfect lead role making you feel for his character. With Ben going through so much in his past and throughout the movie, you start to feel sorry for Ben leaving you eagerly rooting for him wanting the others to believe him. Overall, this contains everything a horror movie should have, blood, gore and brutalness with a hooking storyline. It didn't get much of a positive response from critics and might not be the best movie in this genre but in it's own right is an acceptable fast, paced horror.Storyline - 4/5Uniqueness - 4½ / 5 Overall - 6/10 (1= Weakest - 5=Strongest) (1=Weakest - 10=Strongest)