Language - English
Genre - Horror, action
Characters:
The
mirror - A magic mirror possessed by a demon. Our Mcgubbin
Anthony
- the main protagonist. An artist
Cassandra
- A Witch and Anthonys lover
Carolyn
- Anthonys Partner/Wife
Joey
- Anthony’s brother, also sleeping with Carolyn
Julio
- Cassandra’s abusive husband. A drug dealer and not a nice person
DEA
Agent Kobeck - A DEA agent looking for Cassandra and Julio.
The
third film in the Tail’s of the Mirror Mirror series, the Voyeur
takes a different approach than the previous two. First off
it’s gotten rid of the ‘time loop’ that is present in the other
films, both of which start with the death of a previous user who the
protagonist then seems destined to become. Instead of this we
see the current user, Cassandra who is using the mirror along with
her own magic. Cassandra has obviously been using the mirror
for some time and is embracing it power instead of fearing it as the
previous two protagonists did.
The
main storyline of The voyeur is also taking a different approach.
Both Mirror Mirror 1 and Raven dance were ‘High
School Horror’ type films in a similar vein as something like ‘the
Craft’ or ‘ginger snaps’ but the Voyeur is trying to be a
gangster/action film with the supernatural thrown in an idea that
when it’s done right, like in ‘Dusk till Dawn’ can work but
with the Voyeur it just seems that two elements are too separate
creating two different storylines.
The
story follows Anthony an artist and his lover Cassandra, a witch who
is the current owner of the Mirror and who is married to Julio a
gangster. Two months after Cassandra & Julio disappear Anthony
and Joey move into Cassandra’s house. The house is being
watched by Agent Kobeck from the DEA who is looking for the money
that Julio claims to have left there. Not long after moving in
Anthony starts seeing Cassandra, who becomes jealous of Carolyn.
There
are, in my opinion a few problems with the Voyeur, first up Julio’s
storyline is told mainly through flashbacks via the mirror overlayed
with changing color filters making a slightly confusing mess which is
made worse by the reveal of a body in the basement which may or may
not be Julio. If it is then how did it get there and if it’s
not then who's is it.
The
DEA agent is a confusing character. It is implied halfway
through the film that he has, in the past taken bribes from
Julio but that now he has stopped now and yet he is now after the
money that Julio hid. He calms that he is looking for Cassandra
and does seem a bit concerned to what has happened to her, he has the
house under surveillance including the bedrooms but he never mentions
anything about Anthony talking to Cassandra which , even if he
couldn't see her should have raised some concerns with him.
Carolyn
is also a confusing character, her purpose in the film is obviously
to give Cassandra an enemy and a reason for her to go mad but her
relationship with the other characters is odd. She says that
she runs the gallery where Anthony displays his work but she
never seems to know what he is working on or the times & dates of
his exhibitions, none of which seem to be at her gallery anyway. We
know that she is sleeping with Anthony and, when we first meet her
their relationship seems very close but she does not live with him.
She is also sleeping with Joey, when we first meet them it
seems that Joey is not really into the relationship and that it is
Carolyn who is in control but part way through it is Joey who is
arranging their meetings.
And
then there is the sex, The Voyeur is not shy about it’s sex scenes
and, lets face it it’s title implies that there will be some sex
but we have a sex scene before the first title credits, a few times
during the main film and flashbacks to the other scenes in the film.
Now I’m not against sex scenes and most of the time they have
a purpose, often to show use why the kill has targeted those kids
first, like in Friday 13th, or as some kind of comic relief like in
‘Shoot ‘em Up’ and occasion they are even used to cause tension
as in ‘My Little eye’ or ‘Delicatessens’ but the Voyeur just
seems to go over the top.
I
think the Voyeur has the potential to be a better film, if they had
improved the relationships between the characters and had Cassandra
actually make Julio disappear they could have turned it into more of
a psychological thriller. They could even have left in
all the sex.
Over all the voyeur was a slightly disappointing attempt to take the franchise in another direction which is a shame as it is an interesting idea to see how other people would use and be trapped by the mirror.
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