Director: Alexandre Aja
Writer(s): Alexandre Aja, and Gregory Levasseur
Producers(s): Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur, Alaxandra Milchan, Marc Sternberg, and Moritz Von De Groebon.
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland as Ben Carson, Paula Patton as Amy Carson, Cameron Boyce as Michael Carson, Erica Gluck as Daisy Carson, Amy Smart as Angela Carson, and Mary Beth Peil as Anna Esseker(IMDb). Rated-R, 110min.
Ben Carson is a retired cop suffering from post trauma as a result of shooting a man. His family life is not healthy because his struggling marriage is marked by a wife who does not answer or return his phone calls to see his kids. Life seems to be headed in a positive direction when Ben began a new job as a security guard patrolling a burnt dilapidated building working the night shift. During his employment, he witnessed something that would ultimately pose a threat to him and his family.
This film had an interesting story, and the film presented the story well especially the way it was delivered through the pace. There was no lag in the film, and that kept Carson's search engaging, and enticing. There was so much detective work in this film, it could be categorized as a detective horror story. Carson really digs deep to solve the mystery of Anna Esseker who is linked to the mirror phenomena.
Unexpectedly, this film was good, however I thought part of the ending was not well defined. The final confrontation in the falling action left me dissatisfied because the confrontation was not consummated through a well formed explanation, regardless though, the final scene in the movie was neat. According to Metacritic.com, this remake generally received bad reviews, and according to Rottentomatoes.com the film received 7 fresh tomatoes to 39 rotten ones. The reviews seem a little harsh; this film was not that bad. I will grade it a C+. Stay tuned Movieporioum.blogspot.com.
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