'Mirrors'

You would think with such seasoned actors like Kiefer Sutherland ('A Time to Kill', 'The Lost Boys') and Paula Patton ('Deja Vu', 'Precious') that this movie might be able to live up to some sort of potential. Think again. 'Mirrors' is as cliche as they come. Even though the story and the element they use to try to terrify you is original (other than it being a Korean remake from 2003), the fact that they tried to turn something ordinary and plain into something horrifying is almost a joke. It has been done and redone so many times over the past few years that there are almost too many to count ('Pulse', 'One Missed Call'(Cell Phones), 'The Ring', 'White Noise'(TV), 'Feardotcom', 'Stay Alive'(Internet), 'Unborn'). And to top it all off, they throw in the atypical paranormal child that is creepy, but so familiar you would swear they live next door because you see them so much ('The Shining', 'The Sixth Sense', 'Stir Of Echoes', 'The Ring', 'Pet Sematary'). Amy Smart provides the audience with the one truly terrifying scene. You would think there would be more "shock and awe" moments considering Alexendre Aja was behind this reflective thriller (he was responsible for 2003's 'High Tension' and the remake of 'The Hills Have Eyes'). If you're looking for a cookie cutter thriller that has very minimal scares and the worse ending to a movie since Tim Burton's 'Planet of the Apes', then check this out. End result is 1 1/2 stars out of 5.