The Mirror (2014 film) explained

The Mirror
Director:Edward Boase
Producer:Edward Boase
Hamish Moseley
Chris Parsons
Starring:Jemma Dallender
Joshua Dickinson
Nate Fallows
Music:Of Mercia
Cinematography:Keidrych Wasley
Editing:Edward Boase
Studio:Haunted Mirror
Runtime:88 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Budget:£20,000[1]

The Mirror is a 2014 British found footage horror film that was directed and written by Edward Boase.[2] The movie had its world premiere on 8 September 2014 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and is based upon a 2013 news article based around a purportedly haunted mirror that left its owners "dogged by bad luck, financial misery, strange sightings and illness".[3] [4]

Plot

Flatmates Jemma, Matt, and Steve have decided to purchase a haunted mirror off of eBay in the hopes of winning the James Randi Foundation's Paranormal Challenge.[5] If they can show proof of supernatural or paranormal activity that can hold up under scientific testing, they will win a million dollars. After receiving the mirror, the trio sets up cameras to record any and all events that occur around the mirror, only to find that this may prove fatal.

Cast

Reception

Nerdly panned the movie, writing "There are some note-worthy scenes of gore in The Mirror, one of which is completely spoiled by the films poster/DVD cover may I add, but even the most graphic of scenes can't save what is a dull, mundane and ultimately annoying, horror movie."[6] In contrast, Total Film nominated the film for two of their annual "Total Film Frightfest Awards", Best Found-Footage Horror and Scariest Movie.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bryant. Miranda. The Mirror: horror film which reflects flatmates' nightmare will premiere at Frightfest 2014 in London. Evening Standard. 23 July 2014. 28 August 2021.
  2. News: Turek. Ryan. Jemma Dallender Featured in the Trailer for The Mirror. comingdsoon.net. Mandatory. 22 January 2014. 28 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Wiseman. Andreas. High Point looks into Mirror. Screen Daily. 22 January 2014. 28 August 2021.
  4. News: Lewis. Samantha. 'Haunted' mirror found in Muswell Hill skip inspires horror film. Broadway Ham & High. 31 July 2014. 26 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140805074356/http://www.hamhighbroadway.co.uk/news/haunted_mirror_found_in_muswell_hill_skip_inspires_horror_film_1_3706682. 5 August 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Squires. John. High Point Gazes into Haunted Mirror. Dread Central. 22 January 2014. 28 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Wheat. Phil. Frightfest 2014: 'The Mirror' Review. Nerdly. 13 September 2014. 28 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Graham. Jamie. The Total Film Frightfest 2014 Awards. Total Film. GamesRadar+. 23 August 2014. 28 August 2021.