Review of Bloody Mary (2007) by Nunzia G — 30 Oct 2007

Oh I so badly wanted to like this movie.

It has a lot going for it. An interesting mystery...a ghost in the basement of the hospital...corrupt nurses...missing naked girls (giggity!), and a shattered mirror.

This movie centres around the legend of Bloody Mary. You know the drill. Say Bloody Mary 5 times (or 10 times, or 7 times...oh who knows) in front of the mirror and Bloody Mary will come and get you. Mind you, WHY DO THAT then?

Oh it is a shame. With that above description, one would have thought this movie would have been gold. But it was more the iron pyrite of movies. It had the gloss and the glitter, but in the end was a chunk of pre-rusted iron.

Where the movie failed was in the characters. The police detective was so distractingly badly acted (compared to the other characters) so every scene he was in was ruined. The main character (hunting for her sister) was well acted and believably acted...although her problem solving skills were a bit unrealistic. The narrative made many jumps of faith that you have to really suspend the disbelief.

The resolution was a bit unsatisfactory too. Let me explain.

Mary was a patient at this mental hospital. She escaped, killing a bunch of nurses. Her body was found starved to death later in the catacombs beneath the hospital. They found with her a partially shattered mirror. And somehow this mirror gave her powers, so she could still live in 'our side' of the mirror.

So our resolution is having the main character shatter the mirror. Well it was already shattered and Mary was still alive. So how does shattering the mirror fix anything? It didn't make much sense.

Oh well. It was ok. nothing special. Another movie that was filled with failed potential.