MirrorMask PG

From the creative minds of Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean and the Jim Henson Company.
MirrorMask
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DVD Details

  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: February 14, 2006
  • Originally Released: 2005
  • Label: Sony Pictures

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 70,925
Rating: 3/5 -- Dense, dreamlike fantasy isn't for every kid. Full Review
Common Sense Media
Dec 15, 2010
An alluring original piece of fantasy... Full Review
Cinema Crazed
Apr 29, 2009
[With] a winning WIZARD OF OZ-style structure...[and] a resplendent universe of impossible vistas and fabulous beings.
Uncut
Apr 1, 2006
Rating: 1/4 -- Mirrormask eventually establishes itself as an thoroughly interminable piece of work that substitutes endless creativity for context and character development... Full Review
Reel Film Reviews
Feb 1, 2012
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Leonidas walks this tightrope quite engagingly, showing us a girl on the cusp of womanhood, torn between two competing needs -- to become an adult, to remain a child, to vilify, to revere. Full Review
Globe and Mail
Oct 28, 2005
Rating: 1.5/4 -- Could be Exhibit A for anyone arguing the case that modern filmmaking lacks a strong sense of story. Full Review
Toronto Star
Oct 28, 2005
Rating: 72/100 -- The story is interesting, in a twisted fairytale sort of way, but the novelty of this dream world does eventually wear off, and we're left checking our watches.
Apollo Guide
Jan 6, 2009

Product Description:

Reminiscent of ALICE IN WONDERLAND and LABYRINTH, MIRRORMASK is a fantasy tale of an intelligent young girl on a journey through a magical world. It is also a visually astounding piece of filmmaking, updating the fairy-tale quest in a coming-of-age story imbued with dark beauty. Written by Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN) and directed by frequent collaborator and illustrator Dave McKean, the film mixes live action and animation, and manages to keep the graphic novelists' aesthetic largely intact: the frames are full of weirdly-skewed perspectives, foggy patches, and mismatched textures that appear grandly decayed. Stephanie Leonidas plays Helena, a young girl who juggles in her father's circus, but longs for a "normal" life. She spends her free time drawing elaborate, fantastical black-and-white pictures which cover every surface of her bedroom. One night, after an argument with her mother (Gina McKee) during which Helena lets fly some rather painful pronouncements, Mom falls ill with an unspecified affliction. As the family waits for news and the circus struggles financially, Helena blames herself for the misfortune. The night before her mother's surgery, Helena is mysteriously transported to a world which bears a strong resemblance to her own drawings, and is populated by strange creatures who follow an even stranger logic. Helena and her traveling companion, fellow juggler Valentine (Jason Barry), sign on to find a mysterious charm which will wake the queen of the city--also played by McKee--from her deep sleep, defeating the forces of darkness and returning Helena home. The film's outstanding art direction is complemented by witty dialogue and some genuinely creepy moments (the words "don't let them see you're afraid" are chill-inducing). Meanwhile, Leonidas's performance is remarkable, maintaining a likeability, charm, and freshness that is all the more amazing considering it was delivered against a green screen, with her special-effect co-stars edited in later.

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  • Sales Rank: 123,833
  • UPC: 043396025059
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