Genre:
Comedy
Directed
by: Tarsem Singh
Starring:
Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane
Running
time: 106 minutes
Mirror,
Mirror is based on the fairytale Snow White, by the Brothers Grimm. Everybody
knows the story of Snow White by now, so I won’t spend too much time on the
plot. As far as adaptation goes, Tarsem Singh didn’t go out of his way to
reinvent or refresh the story.
The
main positive trait of Mirror, Mirror is how beautiful the images and costumes are.
The vivacity of the colors on the characters and the scenery is a magnificent
thing to see. I did find Julia Roberts quite funny in the role of evil
stepmother/queen. I don’t know if that was the desired effect, but her tone was
so sarcastic that it was hard for me to take her seriously as an evil
character. Then again, it is better that way, because, considering my age and
my personal tastes, I was not emotionally involved in the concept of a serious
fairy tale movie.
As
far as the story goes, this movie is a very basic retelling of the old Snow
White fairytale, quite like many other similar films. Visually, it does have
something nice to offer. Good movie for what it sets out to be.
Rating:
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