Dark Mirror (2007)

A photographer moves her family into a strange old house, where she discovers an alternate reality reflected in the glass... A dark reality that is closing in on her.

Director:

Pablo Proenza

Writers:

Pablo Proenza, Matthew Reynolds

Stars:

Lisa Vidal, David Chisum, Joshua Pelegrin

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lisa Vidal	...	Deborah Martin
David Chisum	...	Jim Martin
Joshua Pelegrin	...	Ian Martin
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Grace
Christine Lakin	...	Tammy
David Farkas	...	Chad
John Newton	...	Brendan
Jim Storm	...	Frank
Tucker Smallwood	...	Detective Williams
Jay Knowlton	...	Detective Vasquez
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Frat Boy
Jean Carol	...	Real Estate Agent
Susan Brindley	...	Professional Woman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Valarie Cavazo	...	TV Reporter
Marcus DeAnda	...	Rupert Wells (as Marcus De Anda)

Storyline

The housewife and aspirant photographer Deborah Martin is strangely attracted to a house and convinces her husband Jim to buy it. They move from Seattle with their son Ian and Deborah takes a photo of a mirror in the bathroom. She soon discovers that her neighbor is snooping on her family and a stranger is stalking her. She researches the house history and finds that it belonged to a painter who might have killed his wife.

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Taglines:

Behind the reflection is what you fear most

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shut In

Filming Locations:

Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cut Glass Productions LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Deborah takes a picture directly into the bathroom mirror, then falls backwards into the tub, she looks at the resulting shot and it shows her in mid-fall with the camera clearly pointed at the ceiling. Even if the mirror has magical or mystic powers, the digital camera would have reproduced the image presented to the lens, not the point of view of the mirror.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jim Martin: You promised to give this one a chance.
Deborah Martin: I'm not promising you nothing.
Jim Martin: Come on Deb. fourteen houses so far, this cannot last forever.
Deborah Martin: I just know what I like. Just because you don't mind living in a piece of shit...
Ian Martin: I don't want to live in a piece of shit.
Deborah Martin: Well, thanks to mommy you won't have to.

User Reviews

Very scary and inventive psychological thriller.

I really enjoyed Dark Mirror. It's not your typical scary movie, but that's what makes it so good. The story grips you right from the beginning and never allows you to catch your breath. The plot revolves around a photographer who, after moving into the perfect (and yet, creepy) old house, discovers that there are secrets hidden in the house's glass windows and mirrors that only her camera can reveal. The film moves at such a rapid pace and the suspense never lets up, so much so that I didn't foresee the very clever plot twist at the end of the film coming. A couple of the actors turn in campy performances, but given the spooky, off-putting world into which this film immediately transports us, they didn't bother me or seem to be out of place. Lisa Vidal shines in the lead role of Deborah, and director Pablo Proenza should be very proud of his work in steering this highly inventive film to its final, disturbing conclusion. I recommend this film not only because it's different than anything that I've seen recently, but it's very effective at scaring its audience. Just don't watch this one alone!