Another found-footage movie. I was willing to stick with this one, since it was at least well-lit, and wasn’t focusing on breathing in the dark.
It’s not really worth the time. The mirror idea is perfectly fine. I was pretty happy with how they handled the idea in Oculus. But in this, the mirror seems mostly irrelevant. For a big stretch of time, the characters seem to forget about it. I suppose that actually makes it more believable, in a way. I’m glad to see they didn’t immediately suspect that the mirror was responsible for the strange things happening.
Where the movie makes the biggest mistake is in giving a lack of explanation for the mirror, or for what’s happening to the characters. Once the horror starts (the last 20 minutes or so) it doesn’t seem to matter much. Their actions seem kind of randomly chosen. “Here’s something horrible that someone could do to themselves.” Is it in service of the mirror? Does it matter?
None of the characters are likable. The tiny cast (three people, plus one or two extras) becomes very obvious once there are injuries. Even after sustaining some pretty serious cuts, they just patch it up at home and try to forget it. No visit to a doctor. We don’t hear any of their neighbors, even though they’re living in an apartment.
While the movie is competently made, which is an achievement for a low-budget found-footage story, that’s really all it has going for it.
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