Synopsis
A psycho- sexual thriller following a couple that buys an old motel in the desert looking for a new beginning, but what seemed at first as an escape is soon a thrilling ride through a mysterious world when Ray discovers a two way mirror and witnesses a horrifying murder. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, Ray must race to save his wife and himself from a gruesome secret connected to the motel and the strange people who visit there.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageRay
- Robin TunneyMaggie
- Marc BlucasHoward
- Ernie LivelyTommy
- Jacque GrayJessica 'Room 6'
- Bill BolenderBen
- Barry Jay MinoffGas Station Owner
- Kassia ConwayCassie the Strawberry Blonde
- Jason K. WixomGas Station Mechanic
- Sila AgavaleDetective
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The director of the film is Tim Hunter, whose feature career goes back to such 1980s gems as “Tex” and “River’s Edge,” and whose TV credits include everything from episodes of the original “Twin Peaks” to “Mad Men.” That explains why it’s such a good-looking film. Nicolas Cage’s starring presence explains why it’s such a compelling and offbeat little thriller. - 50
The A.V. Club
Because Hunter’s movie works best in its early, less crazed stretch, there aren’t any really memorable sequences here coming from the director or his distinctive star. - 50
The Playlist
Looking Glass is a hybrid Coen-pastiche and wacky Nic Cage B-movie. - 38
Movie Nation
Looking Glass fails to be anything more than another make-work project for the cinema’s busiest actor, a man with bills to pay and a conviction that the Devil finds work for idle hands. It’s just that sometimes, it’s better to leave those hands idle than to take whatever the next offer you can squeeze in might be. - 38
Slant Magazine
There's no follow-through or follow-up on how the main character's voyeurism informs his burgeoning sexual perversions. - 38
RogerEbert.com
The plot’s central mystery suffers from “Body Double” syndrome in that the movie has so few characters that the villain’s reveal can only elicit a shrug. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Considering its lurid story arc and troubled characters, the film almost feels tamped down as Hunter strives to create an atmosphere of mystery and slow-burning tension. What he delivers instead is tedium, where even the climactic reveal proves both underwhelming and predictable. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Looking Glass ultimately feels trapped between leaning toward Lynchian identity weirdness and suggesting a classically character-driven slice of indie exploitation, despite a suitably retro Tangerine Dream-like score that vibrates suspensefully when needed.
