Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

In the bonus track of the DVD of "Looking Glass," the film's producers described the eclectic mix of film styles they were trying to blend. There is indeed a bit of horror, drama, action, suspense, and dark comedy to the film. But was that stylistic mélange "knit together," in accordance with the goals of the filmmakers?One of the problems with the film was the unpleasantness of the characters. The two leads were Ray (Nicholas Cage) and Maggie (Robin Tunney). They were parents seeking to get a fresh start on life after the death of their daughter, who fell to her death due apparently to parental negligence. At the least, the parents do not command our admiration as they run away from their past and decide to purchase a motel in a "transition" town out west. And they characters they meet in their new home will be such an unsavory lot that they are sure to regret getting into the motel business.The filming was done in the small town of Kanab, Utah, a transition town on the way to the Grand Canyon. The moniker of the Motor Way motel is "Night Owls Sleep Here." But based on the strange happenings in Room #10, it should be called the Bates Motel.Room #10 includes a two-way mirror that was discovered by Ray, an electrician and good handyman. But Ray decides to make use of the mirror in voyeuristically observing the activities of the paying customers. After a murder is committed in Room #10, the film turns into a whodunnit, wherein nearly every character in the film is arguably a suspect. It up for grabs who will be pegged as the Norman Bates.It is unlikely that the town of Kanab will attract many new tourists, based on this film. While Kanab appeared to be a nice, sleepy, little town in a beautiful part of the country, the sleazy characters of "Looking Glass" will not instill confidence in travelers who want a good night's rest at the Motor Way motel.In the Book of Corinthians, the Bible tells us that "for now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face." (1:13:12) Unfortunately, the characters who come face to face in this film typically do not like what they see.

Excellent movie. Recommended. Kept my attention throughout. Not a fast moving flick but made up for it with a little more character development. Almost didn't watch due to some negative reviews. I should have known better. Unfortunately there is a large portion of today's movie audience always expecting lots of CGI which for me are movies akin to soulless software programs. Nicholas Cage does an excellent job displaying his internal struggle to fight temptation vs. doing the right thing.

Its a film about,sex,peeping toms,bondage,law enforcement,the jante law,and Mr cage is the joker in this movie,and i think that nick, who are an all star actor(acts in films rated from 0-10 e.g his acting can be garbage,but also brilliant),is on the middle of the scale in this presentation,it is not an exciting thriller,neither are the acting ,prduction,plot,filming,sound et cetera. why did i sit till nthe end,well,i expect something good when nick is on the screen,and its ok.a shallow story from start till end.it is a low cost prduction,the genre are very limited to make a block buster, so the rating of 6 is the most i can grant ''the lookingglass''

Following the death of their six year old daughter, handyman Ray (Nicolas Cage) and Maggie (Robin Tunney) buy a motel in a small town from an ad on Craig's List. After the transaction, the old owner doesn't want to be found. Ray discovers the small town doesn't like newcomers. He also discovers a crawl way with a two way mirror in room 10 and that his motel is frequently used for prostitution. The problems mount as the body count goes up. Deputy Howard (Marc Blucas) has his eye on Ray. This is a run of the mill Cage film. The voyeur aspect was just a small aspect of the film and not as exploited as most "b" films. We had to settle for the multifaceted facial expression of Nicolas Cage for entertainment. Guide: F-word. Implied sex. No nudity.