![]() ![]() While the actors probably won’t be winning any Oscars for their performances as essentially remastered cartoon characters, some of the cast nonetheless did a commendable job of fleshing out their characters. At one point she even swordfights her “Prince Charming,” complete with witty repartée and touchés. She refuses to allow her prince to save her from harm, instead choosing to fight the beast himself. The now pants-wearing Snow joins the gang of seven shorter-than-average men in their thieving endeavors, although she insists that they only steal from the Queen and give everything back to the poor village people who have been taxed up the backside to help finance the Queen’s parties. Their costumes aren’t the standard elfish pajamas but rather worn, mossy-looking leather.Ī fresh aspect of the film is Snow’s independence. For example, the dwarves retain none of the same names, although one of them is still a little grumpy and another acts very dopey. Supplemented by a heavy dose of punches to the face, the slapstick humor between characters eventually becomes wearisome.Īlthough there are times at which “Mirror” milks the corny fairy tale card, such as the token “ding” following the Prince’s toothpaste-commercial smile, at other times the directing veers far away from the traditional plotline or even the aesthetic of the original Disney animated film. In one scene involving prolonged use of computer animation, the seven dwarves play a sort of whack-a-mole with one of the evil Queen’s mystical marionettes. Hammer’s attractiveness is blatantly acknowledged from the beginning, with the Queen saying, “Will someone please lend this man a shirt so I can concentrate?” While other interpretations of the fairy tale often concentrate on the fearsome forest or wily machinations of the Queen, “Mirror” pays close attention to the elements of the story that concentrate on vanity, with exquisite costumes for the entire cast-especially Roberts-and imaginative scenery.Īs befits a children’s film, there is plenty of humor geared towards a younger audience. Coincidentally, he is the very same prince that Snow stumbles across in the woods, tied up in a tree by the seven dwarves, and, naturally, falls in love with at first sight.īetween the Prince and Snow White-not to mention the stunning queen-the cast is so beautiful it was hard to look away. As a solution, she hopes to marry a young, wealthy and, of course, handsome prince (Armie Hammer). There’s just one complication: the Queen is broke. ![]() As in the fairy tale, she prioritizes her vain desire to be the most beautiful woman in the realm over all else, including Snow’s happiness. Snow (Lily Collins) is an 18-year-old princess, deemed as a “pathetic shut-in.” The Queen (Julia Roberts) has ascended to the throne after the King is supposedly killed by a beast. Despite some blandness in the acting, the result is a wholesome and surprisingly entertaining film. But although the formula is similar to the slightly gruesome Grimm Brothers’ original, “Mirror” effectively features beautiful costumes, humorous quips, and feminist concerns. The beloved fairy tale “Snow White” has been reincarnated as “Mirror Mirror,” a star-studded, socially-aware, family-friendly spectacle. A fair-skinned beauty courageously escapes from an evil queen by staying with seven small men before falling in love with a handsome prince. ![]()
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