Rent Mirror Mirror (2012)
3.0 of 5 from 127 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- In a kingdom far away an evil queen (Julia Roberts) has taken control of the land and has her eyes set on the young, handsome Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer). Aided by witchcraft and her bumbling assistant Brighton (Nathan Lane) she plans to steal his heart. The only thing standing in her way is her beautiful stepdaughter Snow White (Lily Collins). Banished to the dark forest Snow White enlists the help of seven outlaw dwarves who vow to help her take back her kingdom and break the spell cast over her beloved prince.
- Actors:
- Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Martin Klebba, Jordan Prentice, Mark Povinelli, Joe Gnoffo, Danny Woodburn, Sebastian Saraceno, Ronald Lee Clark, Robert Emms, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner, Sean Bean, Bonnie Bentley, Arthur Holden, Kwasi Songui, Eric Davis, Kathleen Fee
- Directors:
- Tarsem Singh
- Producers:
- Bernie Goldmann, Ryan Kavanaugh, Brett Ratner
- Voiced By:
- Frank Welker
- Writers:
- Marc Klein, Jason Keller
- Others:
- Eiko Ishioka
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Children & Family
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Coronations on Screen, A Brief History of Pantomime Stories on Film: Part 1, A Few More Screen Princes, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/07/2012
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Alternative Beginning
- Mirror Mirror Storybook
- Featurettes: Looking Through The Mirror - I Believe I Can Dance
- Prince and Puppies
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Mirror Mirror
Mistake - Mirror Mirror review by JD
I didn't realise quite how much this film is aimed at children. For those over 14 there is not much to be gained by this simple: goodie prince, goodie princess, baddie queen, film. Guess what happens in the end. You're right.
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Critic review
Mirror Mirror review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso
Lily Collins and her eyebrows star as the beauty in one of the two blockbuster recreations of the classic fairytale of Snow White, Mirror Mirror. Starring alongside Collins are the huge talents of Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen and Sean Bean and Collin’s daddy, the King.
Yet Mirror Mirror is not the traditional fairy tale story of Snow White and her seven little friends; a group of bandits and a love potion that turns Prince Charming into a lovesick puppy (in every sense of the phrase) are just a few examples of the changes that have been made to try and update this age old fairy tale.
These elements, all of which reek of an attempt by the writers to pull in the young and cynical audience, fit as well as Collin’s bikini on Shrek; all that jiggling and clunking around create quite a distraction in the narrative and rather than providing you with some laughs instead leave you wishing you could have a bite of Snow’s traditional apple.
The acting is adequate, the least one can expect from such Hollywood big wigs as Bean and Roberts, and the visuals, particularly the costuming and set design, is certainly lurid and fun, but nothing about this movie is interesting enough to compensate for the poor writing.
Though there are a few funny moments, by and large Mirror Mirror was a disappointment; the jokes are crude and unimaginative, the twisted narrative unimpressive and the eventual outcome less of an A-List blockbuster and more of like a made-for-TV tragedy.