Mirrors
dir. Alexandre Aja · 2008
The struggle to confront one's past can lead to a descent into darkness that threatens not only the individual but also those they care about.
A former NYPD detective, Ben Carson, takes a job as a night watchman at the remnants of a once-grand department store, only to find himself haunted by the reflections in its mirrors. As he grapples with his past and the specter of addiction, the film immerses viewers in a chilling atmosphere where reality blurs with the supernatural.
In New York, the former NYPD detective Ben Carson is hired to work as night watch of the remains of the Mayflower Department Store that was partially destroyed by fire many years ago. Ben became alcoholic and was retired from the police force after killing a man in a shooting. His marriage was also destroyed and now he is living in the apartment of his younger sister Angie. However he has not been drinking for three months and sees the employment as a chance to rebuild his life. When he goes to the rounds in his first night, he finds that the mirrors are impeccably clean and his colleague explains that the former night watch was obsessed with the mirrors. After a couple of nights, Ben sees weird images in the mirrors, but due to the lack of credibility of his past, his ex-wife Amy believes he has hallucinations as a side effect of his medication. When Angie is found brutally murdered in her bathtub, Ben discovers that there is an evil force in the mirror that is chasing him and jeopardizing his family.
