Mirrors 2 (Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray]

Entertaining, Dark, Sometimes Uneven Ghost Story
Beneath the gore, the violence, and the destructive behavior of the characters lies a decent ghost story. It is a story that has been told before, but those who rent or buy a film like this one don't necessarily watch it for originality. This film delivers in terms of atmosphere, and the actors do a fairly good job.

Nick Stahl is good as the leading man, a young security guard who has experienced a tragic car accident. The accident kills his fiancee, but he is brought back to life by paramedics. His wealthy father (William Katt) gives him a security job at the Mayflower, a large building that he owns, hoping that he can get back on his feet and put the tragedy behind him. Once he begins working, however, he begins to have visions of a ghost girl in the mirrors of the building's basement, and with the help of the girl's sister (Emmanuel Vaugier), they search for clues as to what happened to her.

The film pulls no punches; it is exactly what you would expect, which...

It was....ok.
I'm feeling extremely generous this morning.
I'll give the movie three stars because of Nick Stahl.
I really liked him in T3 and it's kind of sad to see him wasting his time on movies like this.

Ok......the good.
I sort of enjoyed the first Mirrors.
So I was curious what they would do with this one.
Well...the FX are decent.
Nick is good.
There are a few decent scares in the beginning.
The music is done well.

The bad?
The first Mirrors was good but was it good enough to warrant a sequel?
I'll have to say no.
The gore was phony and total over kill.
The senseless nudity which sorry adds nothing to the film.
The story line dissolved into complete rubbish by the end of the movie.
It was watchable but I can see why it didn't make it to theaters.
I'll recommend a rental to anyone who loved the first one or people like me who can't help but watch a train wreck once in a while.
I hope the...

MIRROR MIRROR
Not really a sequel, this horror flick has some imaginative albeit gory death scenes. The story is fairly predictable and the acting is passable although Nick Stahl sleepwalks through his performance.
Also a puzzling plot hole. One of the potential victims apparently had nothing to do with the revenge plot---so why is the vengeful spirit after him?
Fans of the original may be disappointed but it's decent enough.

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