Good story, Not enough for a whole film

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

This is made in the era when nobody was watching horror any more. The slashers were over and nobody liked horror, it was not done. Most of the flicks made after the slashers were a bit lame and didn't over anything. Mirror Mirror was made in that era. This flick was directed by Marina Sargenti before she left the movie business (only made 2 flicks, this being her first attempt) before entering the field of series (Models inc.). For making her first flicks it do had some names in it like Karen Black and Yvonne De Carlo. For me it was funny to see a short appearance of True Blood's sheriff William Sanderson.Naturally in those kind of flicks were the supernatural or witchcraft is important the outcasts of society are the main reason to experience with those powers. Here we have a Culture Club look-a-like supposed to be a Goth. But once she knows the power of a mirror left at her new home she starts using it as a revenge because nobody wants to be her friend and boys are rejecting her. The story itself is a bit slow on today's norms but some effects do their work. For being made in 1990 the effect used with the mirror was a bit laughable but the burned skin and the return of a deceased one is pretty done.It's a kind of movie that they could have aired at a Saturday night. It delivers some good stuff and for the perverted out there it even contains a shower scene of Charlie Spradling. It's a perfect example that back then horror was on the run searching for what to become next. You can see the effects go away from latex towards cheap computer effects (won't call it CGI). A mediocre effort.

I watched Mirror Mirror many years ago back in I think 1991. I seem to remember it being a pretty good film. After all these years, with the help of EBay, I found another copy and just got done watching it. Very interesting film.The movie starts out back in the 30's. A young woman appears to have murdered her friend with an ominous looking mirror in the background. Now, skip to present day (1990), Megan and her mother have just moved into the same house in which that murder took place. The same ominous mirror is still in the house and instead of disposing of it, Megan has grown a liking to it. Now, Megan is a teenager and dresses like a goth kid so naturally she is tormented in the new school she is going to. But, she discovers that this mirror is giving her powers and her tolerance for the kids at school is wearing thin.I know this description of the movie sounds a bit cheesy but you have to watch the movie to really catch the atmosphere. The camera angling is absolutely wonderful, the score is wonderful, the acting is okay (except Karen Black who is always welcome), the special effects are okay considering that this movies strong point was its atmosphere. And the ending is quite original. All in all, I give this a 7/10. Good effort.

This film is excellent, and it is so underrated. The atmosphere is good. Excellent acting...Rainbow Harvest does a great performance as Megan. Karen Black does a fairly good performance as the wacky mother. The ending to this film is one of the most brilliant endings I have seen in my lifetime. No other ending like it. The film is not really scary, thought I am sure some may find it scary. I like the look of the mirror, also. Special effects are pretty good for the low budget.Film is hard to find to rent, best bet is either to buy the MIRROR, MIRROR COLLECTION (worth the 20 bucks just for the first 2 films, 3 and are crap) or to go to a Ma and Pa Video Store. Recommended for horror fans everywhere! 8/10

I haven't seen Heathers, but this movie reminded me more of "The craft" than carrie. I only paid 60p for it (it was in a double-pack in a cheap Cambridge bookshop, with 'Daughter of darkness'), and for that price it was pretty good. The basic story is a girl has a mirror in her room which gives her demonic powers, she then uses these to 'bump off' people that annoy her, for instance a sarcastic teacher and a snobbish class president, so far, so cliché. One thing that did seem to set this apart from Carrie and the Craft was the gore, while it wasn't exactly "Cannibal ferox", there was some pretty gruesome 'splatter', which is frankly the reason why i buy horror movies in the first place. Also the ending was pretty ordinary too, with banging doors, wind, and leaves blowing about, and the girl realising she 'couldnt control' the demonic forces after all. All in all, a good watch, as long as you can find it for under £1 XD