Review of MirrorMask (2005) by Alchemy O — 09 Jan 2014

A beautiful, dreamy movie about growing up.

This review of MirrorMask (2005) was written by Alchemy O on 09 Jan 2014.

MirrorMask has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ian M (1,478) on 11 Jun 2013

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 05 Apr 2014

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By Zelyaine T (53) on 15 Dec 2012

Neil Gaiman does Labyrinth, with stunning visuals but a story that starts too slow and finishes too quickly…

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By Trevor R (511) on 29 Mar 2013

Aside from strong visuals I was really let down by this and almost bailed numerous times on it…

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By Kevin M (2,627) on 06 Aug 2013

Some amazing, artistic visuals with great surrealist and abstract themes! Unfortunately they are delivered in a self conscious fashion…

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By Brad S (2,657) on 25 Apr 2015

This one just didn't work for me which is disappointing as I had high hopes it would be a visual treat…

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By Johnslegers (20) on 03 Jan 2016

With Jim Henson's name attached to it, I was very curious to see Mirrormask. After having seen it, I was very disappointment…

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By Graham M (560) on 15 Dec 2012

Neil Gaiman does Labyrinth, with stunning visuals but a story that starts too slow and finishes too quickly…

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By Jaryd W (2) on 13 Mar 2018

Total Slog. Pacing was awful. Underdeveloped characters. Many choices without consequence. Many loose ends…

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