Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 08/15/08 Home Video 01/13/09 MPAA Rating Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity Running Time 1hour 50 minutes Genre Horror Director Alexandre Aja Writer Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur Cast Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil, John Shrapnel, Jason Flemyng, Tim Ahern, Julian Glover, Josh Cole, Ezra Buzzington, Ioana Abur, Aida Doina, Darren Kent Studio 20th Century Fox |
MIRRORS (2008)
SYNOPSIS
From the director of "The Hills Have Eyes" comes
"MIRRORS," the terrifying story of troubled ex-cop who
must save his family from an unspeakable evil that is
using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherlandf) has seen better days.
It's been nearly a year since the volatile detective was
suspended from the NYPD for fatally shooting another
undercover officer, an accident that not only cost him
his job, but fueled the alcoholism and anger that has
alienated his wife and kids and left him crashing on his
sister's couch in Queens.
Desperate to pull his life together and reconnect with
his family, Carson takes a job as a night watchman at
the burned-out ruins of the Mayflower department
store. What once was a symbol of prosperity and
grandeur now sits decaying in the darkness like a
rotting ghost ship, destroyed by a massive fire that
devoured numerous innocent lives.
As Carson patrols the eerie, charred remains of the
store, he begins to notice something sinister about the
ornate mirrors that adorn the Mayflower walls.
Reflected in the gigantic shimmering glass are horrific
images that stun Carson.
From the director of "The Hills Have Eyes" comes
"MIRRORS," the terrifying story of troubled ex-cop who
must save his family from an unspeakable evil that is
using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherlandf) has seen better days.
It's been nearly a year since the volatile detective was
suspended from the NYPD for fatally shooting another
undercover officer, an accident that not only cost him
his job, but fueled the alcoholism and anger that has
alienated his wife and kids and left him crashing on his
sister's couch in Queens.
Desperate to pull his life together and reconnect with
his family, Carson takes a job as a night watchman at
the burned-out ruins of the Mayflower department
store. What once was a symbol of prosperity and
grandeur now sits decaying in the darkness like a
rotting ghost ship, destroyed by a massive fire that
devoured numerous innocent lives.
As Carson patrols the eerie, charred remains of the
store, he begins to notice something sinister about the
ornate mirrors that adorn the Mayflower walls.
Reflected in the gigantic shimmering glass are horrific
images that stun Carson.
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Beyond projecting gruesome images of the past, the mirrors appear to be manipulating reality as well.
When Carson see his own reflection being tortured, he suffers the physical effects of his fractured
visions.
Suddenly the troubled ex-cop finds himself battling his personal demons and the ones that have hijacked
his reflection, tormenting him with convulsions, spontaneous bleeding and near suffocation.
His sympathetic but skeptical sister Angela (Amy Smart) dismisses these bizarre "nightmares" as a
consequence of his stress and guilt over the accidental shooting, but Carson's estranged wife Amy
(Paula Patton), a no-nonsense NYPD medical examiner, is less forgiving. Her husband's increasingly
erratic behavior frightens her, pushing his family farther away and, she fears, it's putting their children in
danger.
But a much deadlier threat looms, trapped within the mirrors and reflective surfaces that pervade their
everyday life. As Carson investigates the mysterious disappearance of a Mayflower security guard and its
possible connection to his ghastly visions, he realizes that a malevolent, otherworldly force is using
reflections as a gateway to terrorize him and his family.
If he has any hope of saving his wife and children from a horrifying death, Carson must somehow uncover
the truth behind the mirrors and convince Amy to help him battle the greatest evil he has ever faced.
--© 20th Century Fox
When Carson see his own reflection being tortured, he suffers the physical effects of his fractured
visions.
Suddenly the troubled ex-cop finds himself battling his personal demons and the ones that have hijacked
his reflection, tormenting him with convulsions, spontaneous bleeding and near suffocation.
His sympathetic but skeptical sister Angela (Amy Smart) dismisses these bizarre "nightmares" as a
consequence of his stress and guilt over the accidental shooting, but Carson's estranged wife Amy
(Paula Patton), a no-nonsense NYPD medical examiner, is less forgiving. Her husband's increasingly
erratic behavior frightens her, pushing his family farther away and, she fears, it's putting their children in
danger.
But a much deadlier threat looms, trapped within the mirrors and reflective surfaces that pervade their
everyday life. As Carson investigates the mysterious disappearance of a Mayflower security guard and its
possible connection to his ghastly visions, he realizes that a malevolent, otherworldly force is using
reflections as a gateway to terrorize him and his family.
If he has any hope of saving his wife and children from a horrifying death, Carson must somehow uncover
the truth behind the mirrors and convince Amy to help him battle the greatest evil he has ever faced.
--© 20th Century Fox
