Mira Mira

You're treated to a pretty decent flick and then left with a sub standard finish because they didn't know how to end their movie. Well crafted, decently acted with good production value. The audience gets all the way through, riding the customary ups and downs with some good scares and special effects, then left with that 'ripped off' feeling with that lame ending. Kudos to the make-up department. There were other ways to end it, but the filmmakers either got greedy or lazy. You can't get your audience all revved up for a big pay off and then not deliver. Clealy they set themselves up for a 'Mira Mira' II. God I hope not. If you want to watch a bad movie, there are better bad movies.

Story:0.75 - Direction & Pace: 2.25 - Performances: 1.00 - Entertainment 1.00

Total: 5/10

As we gaze into the reflective void that is Mira Mira, we're reminded that not every horror flick can be a shining beacon of originality. The film, a hodgepodge of well-trodden tropes, left me feeling like Jack Torrance hacking through the same door, except with less enthusiasm.

The plot (if you can call it that) resembles Swiss cheese, full of holes and lacking the necessary structure to keep it from collapsing under scrutiny. Our characters? They're the usual suspects: the tortured protagonist, the sceptical friend, and the inevitable accidental selfless hero. The cast does a valiant job, akin to trying to wring blood from a stone, but alas, there's only so much you can do with tired stereotypes .

Director McAverage keeps the train on the tracks, albeit just barely. There are glimmers of potential, like a flashlight in a haunted house, but they're fleeting and don't quite illuminate the path to greatness.

In conclusion, Mira Mira isn't a must-watch, but it's neither a complete waste. If you're looking to kill time, it'll pass the hours painlessly, much like a lukewarm cup of tea on a rainy afternoon.