Oh yes, there is also a small matter of the ending. Now, how exactly did that happen? I get the gag, and it was a very cool way to end the film (there's that "cool" thing again), but what? All of the mirrors are broken, and we are to believe that he is on the other side? Again, this does not really jive with what had been revealed.
I do not require films to spell everything out for me. I do require films to have some sort of internal logic. It does not have to be "realistic" in the truest sense of the word, it is just that the film needs to set its own rules and play by them. Mirrors fails to do that, instead it flies by the seat of its pants to make a movie that looks cool and makes you jump with little regard to actual story. Better luck next time.
Bottom line. A for atmosphere, D for substance. Unfortunately, that D really drags down the overall grade of the movie. This is not an average. I have faith that Aja can right the ship on whatever he delivers next, and perhaps the original source material should take part of the blame (I have not seen the original film yet), but there is no way to absolve the creative team of all culpability. If you are starved for horror, give it a shot; otherwise wait for DVD. On a bit of a better note, the score by Javier Navarrete is quite good.
Not Recommended.
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