Review of Mirror Mirror (2012) by Stuart K — 05 Sep 2012

The other Snow White film of 2012, this one directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell (2000) and Immortals (2011)), and unlike Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), this one is lighter and played for childish laughs.

Kinda like a pantomime, but it has a good spirited cast, and even though a lot of the gags are corny and there is some hammy acting here and there, it works visually, only just mind you. Snow White (Lily Collins) has spent most of her childhood imprisoned by the Queen (Julia Roberts), who made Snow White's father The King (Sean Bean), vanish 10 years previously in the forest.

But, Snow White finds herself attracted to Prince Andrew Alcott (Armie Hammer), trouble is, the Queen is also attracted to Prince Andrew as well. The Queen orders Snow White to be killed, but Snow White ends up in league with dwarf bandits Grimm (Danny Woodburn), Butcher (Martin Klebba), Wolf (Sebastian Saraceno), Napoleon (Jordan Prentice), Half Pint (Mark Povinelli), Grub (Joe Gnoffo), and Chuck (Ronald Lee Clark).

They devise a plan to take back the kingdom and overthrow the Queen, but then the Queen turns to magic to aid her battle against Snow White. It's very silly, but it does have some good laughs. The Dwarves are fun, and they are able to kick ass as well, and Roberts is able to have fun after years of serious roles and romantic films.

Nathan Lane appears as her bumbling manservant Brighton, and he's always a good addition to any film.