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Mirrormask [2005]
starring: Stephanie Leonidas, Dora Bryan, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon, Andy Hamilton
directed by: Dave McKean

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822384637
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Label: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
Region Code: 2
Release Date: June 05, 2006
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Sales Rank: 5732

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
This visually stunning film is the product of a collaboration of award-winning graphic novelist Neil Gaiman (creator of the much-lauded Sandman series), his frequent collaborator Dave McKean (Cages), and The Jim Henson Company, themselves no strangers to elaborate fantasies such as The Dark Crystal. and Labyrinth. As with the latter film, MirrorMask focuses on a young woman unhappy with her daily existence; here, the artistically inclined Helena (Stephanie Leonides), is at odds with her circus performer parents. When a careless insult appears to send her mother (Gina McKee) into a coma, Helena withdraws into the dark and elaborate world of her drawings, in which a scenario very similar to her predicament in the real world is unfolding. Gaiman and director McKean create arresting images to populate Helena's world, and the Henson Company brings them vividly to life with CGI; though the story is occasionally murky, the fantasy elements are imaginative enough to enthral what will undoubtedly be the film's toughest customers--younger viewers. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Unwatchable
Well, I managed about 30 minutes and then had to turn it off. A fairytale with no magic, visuals with no sense of wonder, murky and multi layered sfx, leadenly scripted and so uninvolving it leaves one bewildered. Even worse is that the visual language and pace of the film adamantly refuses you access in an attempt to be different and radical. The berserk music score also annoys. On the plus side the female lead is very good, but then so what? Quite possibly one of the worst films ever made. Zero stars.

Rating:

- Arty and boring British film
I don't mind arty films if there's decent writing too..but this film was just producation design and creative CGI. Very original looking, but not enough to hold your attention past half an hour, which is when I gave up. I think art and film students would get something from it, but that's it.
Disappointed.

Rating:

- Intriguing If Too Abstract
Having watched Stardust and finding it okay, I found that one of my suitemates had left his copy of Mirrormask in the dormitory for spring break.

Being a newcomer to Gaiman/McKean, I watched the extras of the DVD before watching the actual feature. So I was aware that the film had a limited budget and was very much an "independent" film.

Knowing that, the film still did not start off very promising. Tensions ensue between Helena and her mother Joanna, both members of a family-owned circus. Helena and Joanna quarrel--Helena being tired of circus life--and the row ends with Helena essentially having told her mother to die. Unfortunately, Joanna suffers an attack of sorts during the circus performance and is rushed ... Read More:

Rating:

- a refreshing film
a brillant film for those who love a fairy tale with a dark side. it has a simple storyline wich is a definate positive in this film although it could be slightly better, the ending could have been more. it has an obvoious link with alice in wonderland and is thick with subtle comments on society and intercations of people. the cgi is refeshing as it used to create a dream world not an alternate reality with its mistic surealism. for those who are a fan of dave mckean as an artist this film is a must see essential. you can tell this is a film directed by an artist yet it is not a hardcore 'arty' film. there are brilliant performances from the actors and actresses who give real and belivable perfomances. overall a thourally enjoyable flm and ... Read More:

Rating:

- So bad I couldn't finish it.
Considering the talent attached I really thought this would at least be interesting. however the reality is that it is even cheaper than neverwhere and without the character. The production is amateur hour the acting third rate. I wonder if those who gave it good reviews even saw the same film I did.

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