To try to turn his life around, Ben has taken a job as the night watchman of the Mayflower department store. Once the flashiest such place downtown, it's now a burned-out building following a purposefully set fire five years earlier. With the insurance companies battling over what to do with it, the place has stood vacant, save for all of the charred and melted mannequins and other store belongings.
And then there are the mirrors, perfectly polished by the former night watchman, Gary Lewis (JOSH COLE), who became obsessed with them before his own reflection in one of them apparently made him slash his own throat. During his rounds, Ben begins to notice strange things about them as well, such as showing reflected images of things that aren't really there, which eventually leads to other mirrors and then any reflective surfaces doing the same.
When he realizes they're putting both him and his family in danger, Ben goes into full detective mode, investigating the store and some of its employees' pasts, as well as the institution housed in the building before that, eventually leading to a nun, Anna Esseker (MARY BETH PEIL), who has a connection to what's occurring. From that point on, he races against time to resolve the situation before it's too late.
Violence consists of supernaturally-based attacks and deaths, while other fighting/struggling also occurs. Some of that includes extremely bloody/gory results (as does some autopsy related material), and those scenes, various disturbing visuals, and standard "haunted house" type material might be unsettling, suspenseful and/or scary to viewers. Some of those scares might be tempting for some kids to imitate.
The demonic forces obviously have bad attitudes, while various forms of tense family material are present, and a character takes strong prescription medication to deal with his past alcoholism, while liquor is seen, but not consumed.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that at various points in the film, including the opening scene, and later during a thunderstorm.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, varying amounts of camera movement, including bouncy handheld, are present throughout the film.
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(2008) (Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Patton) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
Heavy
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
Heavy
Extreme
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
None
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed August 15, 2008 / Posted August 15, 2008
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