Very mediocre ghost story that, aside from a sprinkling of creative scenes, really isn't anything you haven't seen in an Asian horror film before. Those few moments do make it a worthwhile film, but overall Into the Mirror deserves a resounding "meh."
Yu Ji-tae, kim hye-na, gi ju-bong
An ex-cop now working as a security guard in a shopping mall tries to uncover the secret behind a series of mysterious deaths linked to mirrors.
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August 6, 2008
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March 22, 2008
Interesting but fairly flat. Deals with a lot of imagery and twists seen before in Asian horror and can't exactly find an original angle. Luckily it's all very professional and enjoyable enough but there are plenty of better examples out there.
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February 13, 2007
Ok but hardly great horror flick from asia, yet about a female ghost looking for revenge. To it's credit this one doesn't play with the already tired imagery that asian horror has been using in the post ringu era. Lead man Yu Ji Tae deserves way better roles than this one.
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February 9, 2009
Not as scary as the other korean horror flicks that I've seen, a bit slow-paced too. There were just a few jump-scenes, most at the early part of the movie.
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December 14, 2008
Sorry but this mirror is not as polished as the remake "mirrors". I am a big fan of asian cinema but this film was weak, meandering at times, and generally a tepid plot which kept the viewer guessing, but due more so because of the weak script and mediocre acting. Yu ji-tae w...( read more)
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September 14, 2009
I spected more terror, but it's more suspense than the other. To past the time without nothing to do, can see it.
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July 12, 2009
Into the Mirror definitely did not live up to my expectations. Ok so the plot is based around a ex cop who takes a job at a old warehouse that is re-opening after being closed for 15 years due to a fire. Two days before the big opening all of the staff mysteriously turn up dead, ...( read more)
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