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| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 6.1(26497) |
| Listed in: | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Alexandre Aja |
| Actors: | Kiefer Sutherland Cameron Boyce Paula Patton Erica Gluck Amy Smart Mary Beth Peil |
| "There Is Evil........On The Other Side" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Alexandre Aja | |
| Actors | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | as Ben Carson |
| Cameron Boyce | as Michael Carson |
| John Shrapnel | as Lorenzo Sapelli |
| Jason Flemyng | as Det. Larry Byrne |
| Tim Ahern | as Dr. Morris |
| Julian Glover | as Robert Esseker |
| Josh Cole | as Gary Lewis |
| Ezra Buzzington | as Terrence Berry |
| Darren Kent | as Jimmy Esseker |
| William Meredith | as Young Doctor |
| Bart Sidles | as Police Inspector |
| Cai Man | as Neighbor |
| Tudor Stroescu | as Delivery Man |
| George Dumitrescu | as Mirror Person |
| Valeriu Pavel | as Mirror Person |
| Actresses | |
| Paula Patton | as Amy Carson |
| Erica Gluck | as Daisy Carson |
| Amy Smart | as Angela Carson |
| Mary Beth Peil | as Anna Esseker |
| Aida Doina | as Rosa |
| Ioana Abur | as Front Desk Sister |
| Roz McCutcheon | as Jimmy's Mother |
| Adina Rapiteanu | as Young Anna |
| Jingdong Qin | as Neighbor |
| Anca Damacus | as Burning Woman |
| Liliana Donici | as Mirror Person |
| Aurelia Radulescu | as Mirror Person |
| Irina Saulescu | as Mirror Person |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 1 May 2007 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 35,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 30,691,439 USD (23 November 2008) UK - 834,092 GBP (12 October 2008) |
| Plot: | Ben Carson is an ex-police detective in New York whose alcoholism made him incompetent on the job and caused him to kill a man. Now he's trying to get his life in order. He's living with his kid sister to save money. He's taking medication to wean himself off the booze. Most important, he's trying to win back the trust of his estranged wife, a medical examiner, and maintain a loving relationship with his two young children. To make money while waiting for reinstatement, he takes a job as a night watchman at a department store gutted by fire. That was a mistake. He is soon tormented by the same supernatural mirrors that plagued his predecessor. The images in these mirrors do not reflect reality as we know it. The images will stare back at you, but remain in the mirror when you walk away. The images will even try to kill you. Soon, Ben Carson finds that the mirrors' demons follow him everywhere in every reflective surface. They're willing to harass him and his family until they get what they want. Ben's job is to find out exactly what that is. |
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"Happy Valentine's Day" Written by Michael Clark Gurley and Davis Le Duke Performed by Billy Boy on Poison Courtesy of Ironworks Music "Asturias" Composed by Isaac Albéniz (as Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz i Pascual) Arranged by Javier Navarrete |
Goofs
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Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Angela Carson dies, Ben Carson goes to her body and holds her hand. When he lets go of her hand, her fingers in the corner of the screen are moving. Continuity: The second time Ben fires his sidearm into the mirror, he fires 6 shots and leaves 2 bullet holes. Considering how slowly the mirror originally 'healed' itself, it is unlikely that four of the holes had sealed over in the brief period between firing and when we see them. Continuity: Ben dusts himself down after the fire scene, and rubs his shirt down to make sure he isn't burned. If he was rubbing a clean white shirt with a bleeding hand that wasn't bandaged yet, he should get blood all over his shirt, but he doesn't. FAIR: SPOILER: Ben hands the photo of his family to Anna, a nun who is wearing a wedding ring. When a woman becomes a nun, she takes vows and considers herself married to God. Anna's wedding ring shows her commitment to her religion. Continuity: SPOILER: After the mirrors explode, Ben Carson picks up and holds the flash light as if he was holding a screwdriver. He then crossed his wrists, with the gun in the strong hand and the flashlight in the weak hand, palm up. However, the flashlight hand below the gun hand. From the front, as he enters the mirror room, he is holding the flashlight with his palm down, but the flashlight is over his strong arm. From the back, after he steps in, he is holding the flashlight below the gun. This changes two more times. Continuity: In early scenes, when Ben is walking through the Mayflower, his jacket alternates between zipped and unzipped. PLOT: When Ben sees his sister reflected in the rear-view mirror, he removes the rear view mirror but not the side-view mirrors. FAIR: SPOILER: When Ben was "in the mirrors" the cars were still on the correct side of the street, going in the same direction. It's a one-way street, so the direction the cars are headed in doesn't matter. PLOT: In the beginning of the movie, it was clearly stated that the burned-out store had no electricity. However when Ben Carson is in the basement breaking a hole in the wall, the florescent ceiling lights are on. There is also a close-up shot of an incandescent bulb flickering on and off. Continuity: Near the beginning, Ben puts his left hand on the mirror. Suddenly, a large bloody gash is across his palm. When gets up, the blood and slash is gone. He catches on imaginary fire, it goes out, and his hand is still okay. When he gets home, his hand is bloody and cut again. Continuity: After Ben gets Anna's file he sits down to review it. At this time his hand is bandaged from the cut. When he sits down and proceeds to review there is no bandage. In the next scene the bandage is back. Continuity: When Ben paints the mirrors in the room of the children, on the mirrors is a butterfly out of paper an he paints over it. In the next second the butterfly is suddenly away. Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Ben is leaving the Mayflower, firemen and other rescue crew obviously avoid him, as not to bump into him. However, it is later revealed he is not actually present at the scene. Fact errors: SPOILER: When Ben is fighting with the woman that was Anna in the basement of the hospital, he pulls a pipe from the wall, and steam pours out. For steam to come out the system would have to be pressurized - unlikely as the boiler room and hospital had been derelict for 50 years. Continuity: In the end when Ben's wife tries to provide oxygen to her son through her mouth so that he may start breathing. A doll is there instead of Ben's son when Ben's wife lips are attached with her son's lips. PLOT: Anna Esseker is sent to the monastery after being release from the mental hospital because mirrors are forbidden there. But when Ben Carson visits her, she is wearing a ring to show her commitment to the religion, the ring is clearly very reflective. Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Ben Carson visits his sister Angela's body, he is seen holding her hand. His then moves her hand from the edge of the stainless steel table that she is lying on. You can see the condensation where her hand originally was. An extremity from a cold body wouldn't be leaving any condensation. Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: In the final sequence at the Mayflower, evil spirits supposedly push against the mirrors and stretch them, however, the demons are clearly superimposed by CGI, since the reflections in the mirrors don't move or stretch at all. Fact errors: Gary Lewis' driver's license is a laminated card. New York driver's licenses are pre-printed plastic cards, not laminated. |
Quotes
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[first lines] Gary Lewis: [after opening window and seeing that it doesn't lead anywhere] Oh fuck! Gary Lewis: [to mirror] I wasn't trying to escape. [mirror starts to crack] Gary Lewis: [crying] No! Please, don't! Don't! I don't want to die! Ben Carson: [to Robert Esseker] Don't make me threaten you! Ben Carson: [while holding Anna Esseker at gunpoint] My family's not dying tonight. Ben Carson: [screaming at mirror] What do you want from me? [repeated line] Ben Carson: Damn it! Ben Carson: [muttering to himself while in the Mayflower store] Fuck this place. Lorenzo Sapelli: It has been five years since the fire. They're still in a legal battle with the insurance company. Even cleaning up this mess is impossible. I wouldn't give faith about reopening. Besides, who'd ever want to shop here after everything that's happened? You know, the Meredith family acquired this building after St. Matthew's closed in 1952. It was the very first Mayflower to open on the east coast. The company wants up to patrol every couple of hours, but I do my rounds every three. That's more than enough. Anyway, you'll see. Not too much going on. It's pretty calm around here. Lorenzo Sapelli: [to Ben] Thank god you didn't show up any later. This place gives me the creeps at night. Ben Carson: You polish them? Lorenzo Sapelli: I'm sorry? Ben Carson: The mirrors. They're so clean. Lorenzo Sapelli: Oh, no, that's Gary. Gary Lewis. The fella who's been working here before you. He was completely obsessed with these damn mirrors. Spent the entire night cleaning them. Ben Carson: I haven't had a drink. I've got a new job to hold me over until I'm reinstated. I'm doing everything I can to get back on my feet again. [Ben sees that Amy's in disbelief] Ben Carson: What? You don't think people can change? Amy Carson: We're not talking about people. We're talking about *you*. Ben Carson: Amy, I killed a man. You don't just get over that. I needed time. I needed you. Amy Carson: I was right here. Ben Carson: Yeah, judging me like everbody else. Amy Carson: How dare you say that to me! I was the only one at the precinct who defended you. How can you say that to me? I've always been in your corner. I've been the only one who believed in you. You're fucking unbelievable! Ben Carson: Please, I didn't come here to fight. Look, I'm sorry that I came over without calling. I just wanted to see them. Amy Carson: We have to set up some rules. [Ben angrily slams his hand on the wall] Ben Carson: [yelling] What fucking rules? Come on, Amy! Just tell me what rules I need to follow so that I can see my son on his birthday! Ben Carson: They're everywhere. Angela Carson: What are you talking about? Ben Carson: The fucking mirrors! They are everywhere. In the department store, on the corner of every street, in the window of every building in the city. I feel... I feel like I'm not the one looking into the mirrors, but they're looking back at me. Angela Carson: There's no one looking back at you through the mirrors. You're obviously... you're still conflicted about what happened. Maybe you need to talk to someone... professional. Someone... [Angela sees that Ben doesn't believe her] Angela Carson: Mirrors are just glass and silver, Ben. That's it. There's nothing behind them. Ben Carson: [showing Amy picture] Look at the piece of mirror Gary Lewis is holding. Look at it up here, in it's reflective image in the other mirror. It's full of blood. In reality, it's perfectly clean. Not a single drop on it. Not a single drop on it! Amy Carson: So what? It's probably the angle from which the photograph was taken. What are you trying to prove? Ben Carson: What if the mirrors are showing us something that's not really happening? Amy Carson: What are you talking about? Ben Carson: Just listen to me. What if the mirrors are reflecting something that's beyond our reality? What if the mirrors can actually make us do things that we don't want to do, like making Gary Lewis slit his own throat? Amy Carson: Ben, listen to yourself. You can't talk like that around here. Don't you want to be reinstated? Ben Carson: Amy, I'm seeing things, in the mirrors at work. Bad things, to the point where I can feel what they're showing me. Ben Carson: I know who did this. Amy Carson: Well in that case, you've gotta tell Larry everything. Ben Carson: He'll never believe me. Neither will you. Dr. Morris: When one starts to perceive one's own reflection as a completely separate being, one is suddenly confronted with two entirely separate egos, two entirely separate worlds that can strip us at any given moment. Feeling of self-hatred, usually triggered by a psychological shock, can split the personality in two, hence creating two or more personalities with distinct memories with distinct behavior patterns within the same individual. The patient then has the false perception of the existence of two distinct worlds. The real world, and the world inside a mirror. Anna Esseker: The mirrors are merely windows on our world. It is not the wish of the mirrors to find me, but of what is imprisoned inside them. Ben Carson: What is imprisoned inside them? Anna Esseker: At the time that I was at St. Matthew's, Dr. Cane's therapy for personality disorders consisted of locking the patient up in a mirrored room for several days on end, forcing them to confront their own image. Dr. Cane was wrong about his theory. There is no cure for schizophrenia, Mr. Carson. It was something else, and whatever it was, it left me and entered the mirrors. Since that day, it has been collecting the souls of the people it kills. I'm sorry, but if I agree to go with you and return back to that place, I will make it possible for the demon to cross the threshold back into the real world. Ben Carson: Do you understand what that means for my family? You can't do this. You need to come back with me. Anna Esseker: I'm going to pray for you, and your family. That's all I can do right now, Mr. Carson. I'm sorry. God bless you. Michael Carson: Don't be scared, mommy. He just wants to come play with us. Ben Carson: You gotta be careful of the water, it creates reflections! |
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