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Reflections

Written by Jonathan Jacobs

Reflections is a good-old fashioned murder mystery with a new age twist. Timothy Hutton stars as Agent Tom Brindle. Called from London to Barcelona, Agent Brindle is commissioned with finding a serial murderer at all cost. The murderer‘s pseudonym is “Pygmalion”, a twist on George Bernard Shaw’s famous play likewise titled “Pygmalion”. In Shaw’s play, a bet is placed among affluent gentlemen that a disadvantaged woman cannot be made into a convincing member of high society, assuming the identity of a Duchess nonetheless! Shades of this concept are applied by the serial killer Pygmalion. After eviscerating a woman’s body, the killer dresses each victim in a ballroom quality red dress and places them in a perfect spot to be photographed. This signifies both his proclivity for bloodletting, and his taste for uplifting the victims’ fashion status. Agent Brindle assembles a team of Barcelona’s finest detectives, and an old flame to add a distinct romantic edge to Reflections.

Pygmalion’s modus operandi is to drug his victims, whom are exclusively women, with horse serum. The serum sedates them and an added coagulant prevents their death for days. Pygmalion prefers to taunt victims as a sort of punishment for their imagined crimes. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, he is a madman that has neither a rational rhyme nor reason for his brutality. He is swift, agile, and as we find out in short order, Pygmalion has a twin brother.

Before the mystery starts unfolding, Brindle and his team find DNA evidence at one of the macabre crime scenes. A young military operative, Marco (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) is brought in for questioning. It is obvious from his ignorance of the murders, that he is either innocent or a persuasive liar. Brindle is forced to search for an alternative explanation. He finds it without much effort.

As Agent Brindle scours for information or clues regarding Pygmalion’s identity, he discovers the killer has a twin brother. At the fertility clinic where the brothers were born, Brindle finds out from a fertility specialist (who will later be victimized), that Pygmalion ‘s twin brother Marco is ten years his junior. Reflections is about Marco’s troubled psychology and his struggle to identify with his brother Pygmalion. Marco has been a military man for years and has only a few blemishes on his record, all of which can be explained or easily excused. Agent Brindle is convinced that Marco is the key to unlocking Pygmalion’s identity. Twins share common perceptions, characteristics, and desires, even if they are bred differently. One can be a sinner and the other a saint, but their genetic material guarantees certain similarities that can help in disentangle a murder investigation.

To help him decipher critical clues, Brindle hires his former lover, Elena (Tània Sarrias) to counsel Marco. Elena is seductive and sweet. As a clinical counselor, she is able to comfort victims as well as to tease out information that will help solve cases. She is a sort of Dr. Watson for the agency. At first, Elena is reluctant to lend her expertise. She had an affair with Brindle while he had been married. Due to their challenging separation, the case could be compromised. It is his charm and persistence that draws her back into police work.

While Marco is busy coming to terms with his twin brother’s ostensible lunacy, Pygmalion continues to murder victims. Brindle uses Marco as bait for Pygmalion. Their mutual curiosity and fascination with one another both helps and complicates the investigation. In order to unburden his feelings of culpability over the murders being committed, Marco visits a school in Barcelona to learn more about college life. While on campus, he falls in love with a ravishing American exchange student, Kate (Dominik Garcia-Lorido). It appears as though she is a source of relief for him. They become lovers as the world seems to fall apart around them. Despite confiding in her, Marco keeps his police work a secret.

Reflections is aptly titled. Marco and Pygmalion are forced to look into their souls for answers. Why are they so different? Is nurture really able to conquer one’s congenital nature? Is the desire to murder, rape, and dominate inherent, or is it learned? Why is one brother an in-love, college-bound do-gooder while the other is a serial rapist? Are things really as they appear? Is Shakespeare’s Richard III really such a bad guy? “A horse a horse, my kingdom for a horse!” The grisly murders are nicely-framed. The victims look like they have been mutilated with great calculation. None of the investigating officers or their associates are safe from the killer’s knife. Pygmalion is a frightening, sick, and sadistic murderer capable of anything. The real question is, have Brindle and Elena misjudged Marco? Watch this terrific thriller and find out!