The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Mirrors
Horror · Mystery · 2008
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Movie details
Mirrors
“There is evil...On the other side.”
2008 Horror · Mystery 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mirrors?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Alexandre Aja
Written by
Alexandre Aja · Grégory Levasseur
Kiefer Sutherland
Ben Carson
Paula Patton
Amy Carson
Amy Smart
Angela Carson
Jason Flemyng
Larry Byrne
Cameron Boyce
Michael Carson
Arika Gluck
Daisy Carson
Ioana Abur
Front Desk Sister
Court is in session
Put Mirrors on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.