Mirror Mirror 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		0.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		2.0
Overall		4.0

Mirror Mirror 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Dr. Svet Atanasov August 22, 2025

Marina Sargenti's "Mirror Mirror" (1990) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Dark Force Entertainment. The only bonus feature on the release is an exclusive new audio commentary by Demon Dave and Joe's "Savage Tracks". In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.

The new student

The similarities are definitely there, but I am not at all convinced that Marina Sargenti conceived her film while intentionally borrowing from Carrie and Heathers. Why? Because the relationship that is at the heart of its story wasn’t introduced by these two films either. You can trace it all the way back to Faust, and you better believe that before it someone had told another story a lot like it. Do you remember that very, very, very old book that tells one such popular story about a man who succumbs to evil? Sergenti’s film is about an innocent girl who has the same transformational experience, only she is from the present and looks like the jaded vocalist of a failed goth rock band.

The fun begins shortly after Megan (Rainbow Harvest) and her mother, Susan (Karen Black), relocate to their new home, which is an old suburban house with a murky history. In her room, Megan discovers a vintage mirror from the previous owners, which helps her get what she desires, from fending off casual and not-so-casual attacks at school to securing new friends. But as she learns how to better take advantage of the mirror’s powers, her wishes become riskier and then flat-out dangerous.

Sergenti made her directorial debut with Mirror Mirror in 1990, and judging by its production values, it was probably a project that had good funding. Indeed, despite a few rough spots, the bulk of the material looks wonderful, and the film as a whole is very nicely edited. Had its producers spent a bunch of money to put together a nice soundtrack with cool rock tunes -- either goth, punk, or glam rock tunes would have been fine -- it likely would have earned quite a reputation.

Much like in Carrie, the buildup to the fun is a bit slow, emphasizing relationships that could have been either more serious or more exotic. For example, the dinner where the mother tries to be nice to her awkward male guest while Megan sabotages it is just filler material that looks out of sync with the rest of the film. Yes, it highlights the huge void that exists between Megan and her mother, but it also makes them look like old enemies that would not have tolerated each other long enough to move into a new home. After their family fell apart, one of them, or both, would have self-destructed. The material that works and looks attractive -- and by this I mean that it looks right for the type of genre film that Sergenti intended Mirror Mirror to be -- involves Megan’s classmates, and fortunately, there is plenty of it. After Megan becomes comfortable with her newly found powers, the film becomes even darker but also funnier in a way that it needs to be in order to be effective. This should have been the formula for it: more teenage mayhem and fewer adult situations with serious dramatic overtones.

The younger actors are likable, but their performances are not exactly memorable. The script frequently places them in situations where their authentic energy and enthusiasm are actually far more important than the lines they utter. Exactly the opposite is true with the older actors, as more often than not, their energy and emotions appear somewhat mismanaged.

Ultimately, Mirror Mirror has enough decent thrills to make it appear legit before the genre connoisseurs that it was meant for. It could have been better, but as a first effort, it certainly looks good, at times even surprisingly well-polished.

*Dark Force Entertainment’s Blu-ray release of Mirror Mirror is sourced from an exclusive restored master that was struck from the uncut 35mm camera negative, which was also extensively color corrected to match the original theatrical appearance of the film.

Mirror Mirror 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Dark Force Entertainment's 4K Blu-ray release of Mirror Mirror does not have a Blu-ray copy of the film. If you need one, you should attempt to track down this Blu-ray release from 2019.

Please note that all screencaptures included with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled to 1080p. Therefore, they do not accurately reflect the quality of the 4K content on the 4K Blu-ray disc.

The release introduces a new 4K makeover of Mirror Mirror, which can be viewed with an HDR grade. An option to view Mirror Mirror with a Dolby Vision grade is not included.

The 4K presentation looked gorgeous on my system. Delineation, clarity, and depth were simply terrific, and all visuals, regardless of whether they were brighter or darker, maintained a very attractive dynamic range. Also, the entire 4K presentation is beautifully graded. I liked how the film looked on the previous Blu-ray release, too, but now, with the expanded color gamut of 4K, it has a lovely, faithful appearance. What are some of the main discrepancies between the previous 1080p and the new 4K presentations? The new 4K presentation produces lusher, more vibrant, and occasionally sharper visuals, and the darker ones look a little more convincing. The density levels of the visuals are also improved, but the difference is not big. Some highlights looked marginally better on my system as well. However, I am unsure if most viewers will find this to be a meaningful improvement. So, the 4K presentation should appeal to folks with big screens, but I do not think that the 1080p presentation is inferior in any significant way(s). The former enhances the key strengths of the first 1080p presentation of the film.

Mirror Mirror 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

There is only one standard audio track on this release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.

Even though Mirror Mirror was not a major studio production, it has a very active, often surprisingly effective soundtrack. Several of the spooky sequences produce excellent dynamic contrasts. The dialog is always clear, sharp, stable, and easy to follow. While revising Mirror Mirror in native 4K, I did not encounter any encoding anomalies to report in our review.

Mirror Mirror 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Commentary - this exclusive audio commentary was recorded by Demon Dave and Joe's "Savage Tracks".

Mirror Mirror 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

If Mirror Mirror is a film you secretly adore so much that you absolutely must have the best home video release of it in your library, this recent 4K Blu-ray release should be on your radar. I liked how Mirror Mirror looks on it a lot. However, several years ago, Dark Force Entertainment produced a very nice Blu-ray release of Mirror Mirror as well, and I still think that it is worth owning. The 4K Blu-ray we have reviewed does not have a Blu-ray copy of the film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.