Updated on Saturday, November 22, 2008, 00:00 IST

Spicezee Bureau

A film that has a death scene in the first few minutes can be the perfect horror flick. Though not very fresh but this one can be called a gripping Hollywood broth. A man trying to escape mirrors, ends up locked in a room where all the lockers open to show his reflection. He says sorry to the largest mirror, which starts developing cracks as the man approaches it. Then something happens and his throat is slashed with the man dead. Now those are some heart-thumping chills!

The story goes like this- Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland), a former cop under suspension for shooting another office takes up a night-time job at a store and discovers mirrors have a mind of their own too. He goes on to describe his weird experiences to his sister, who asks him to seek professional help. Then happens a twist, she dies a ghastly death. It is soon found out that the store used to be a hospital for treating mental patients. Carson tries to correlate the mirrors and the death of his sister and wants to know the mystery for once.

Mirrors by Alexandre Aja is not that perfect horror flick you would want to catch. Though it is a little creepy for sure, it sadly doesn’t have much new stuff to offer. The fact that Sutherland is shown getting into every damn detail makes the plot monotonous and uninteresting.

The portrayal of Sutherland's son is unacceptable by any means. After all which son would be so indifferent? The only saving grace is Sutherland’s performance and nothing else.

Paula Patton (Carson’s wife) soothes the eyes literally with her attractive persona. Carson's daughter Daisy (Erica Cluck) acts cute, while Cameron Boyce's portrayal of Carson’s son is stereotypical and seems of no importance.

Don’t you dare to expect something unusual if you want that then don’t go for this one as it may seem predictable. Merely two cheers for this one!