Mirrormask

  • 2006


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54 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 22
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.1/5
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3.0
For parents and children who love fantasy and have both patience and a sense of adventure, its fun to explore this fractured fairyland. Common Sense Media
3.0
The work of fantasist Neil Gaiman finally makes it to the screen with its innate sense of wonder intact, even with this entertaining if sporadically o .. Austin Chronicle
2.5
The movie is a triumph of visual invention, but it gets mired in its artistry and finally becomes just a whole lot of great stuff to look at while the .. Rogerebert
3.0
Every frame of this is ravishing and worth isolating and framing. E Film Critic
4.5
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 re .. The Globe And Mail
2.5
But as strong as the actors are (and as compelling as the material can be), Moneyball is, in the end, undone by its excessively subdued atmosphere and .. Reel Film Reviews
3.2
As with all good fantasy movies, there is real import lying under the dazzling ideas of magic and spells. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Sincere performances and frequently witty character touches also help. News Review
3.0
Theres also such a strong current of humour that it often feels like a comical romp, which makes it consistently engaging and keeps the performances w .. Shadows On The Wall
3.5
On the contrary, Neil Gaimans script is riddled with waggery and exudes warmth and good humor. Film Journal
1.5
McKeans inexperience as a director trips the film. There is so much going on that the viewer cant take in all the imagery, and McKeans devotion to his .. Az Central
2.0
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education .. Toronto Star
4.2
Thats too bad, because this dazzling reverie of a kids and adults movie, an unusual collaboration between lord of the cult multimedia artist Dave McKe .. Ew
4.0
Excellent performances, stunning visuals, and a wonderful story make this a well crafted fantasy that I flipped for. Cinema Crazed
3.0
A truly unique fantasy, McKeans screen debut is tangled but promising. Empire
3.5
Reminiscent of a whole raft of artistic styles from the Impressionists to Dali and Picasso McKeans vision has a truly dreamlike quality. Eye For Film
2.5
What a disappointment! The greatest fantasy novels and films are products of the unconscious they have the authority of visions, glimpsed though imper ..
3.8
Propaganda films can be so riveting when made by a master filmmaker. Sf Gate
2.5
More often than not, though, Mirrormask is so busy gazing at its own sumptuous exterior that its portrait of adolescent maturation and familial reconc .. Slant Magazine
2.5
Dave McKeans MirrorMask is so single minded in its reach for fantasy, it becomes the genres evil opposite: banality. Washington Post
1.0
Because there is often more on the screen than the eye can take in, the originality of its visual imagination is compromised. The New York Times
2.5
The second that Helena awakens to the worlds of Light and Dark, populated by odd, often horrific people and creatures, the film loses its emotional pu .. The Movie Boy
4.0
But McKeans design sense is breathtaking and Gaimans script has plenty of clever dialogue and characterization. Las Vegas Weekly
2.5
The narrative is simplistic and lacking in energy, and the characters are sketched instead of fully formed. ReelViews
3.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
2.8
What remains is a sumptuous looking film that sniffs at but ignores deeper Freudian implications, the search for self, confrontation of the dark in us .. Seattle Pi
3.8
MirrorMask is one of the most visually stunning, imaginative fantasies in recent memory. Deseret News
3.5
It is, however, a magic act that may well hold you captive within its remarkable creativity. Varia Gate
4.5
This one of a kind fantasy film may be seen as a classic someday, possibly quite soon. M Tv
3.5
That said, and while I loved the dream/nightmare quality of Mirrormask, and its trippy, hallucinatory visuals, probably its weakest spot is the script .. Future Movies
3.0
But its also a 30 minute idea wrapped in a 100 minute movie.Its a jewel box filled with cubic zirconia. Orlando Sentinel
4.5
Gaiman lays the groundwork and then McKean...well, does what McKean does: he brings it to visual life and then blows you away with it. Need Coffee
2.5
Now, with its mind numbing excess of digital imagery and lack of compensatory storytelling, MirrorMask suggests that something of Gaimans is getting l .. Seattle Times
2.2
Its quaintness probably stands as its most recommending characteristic. Now Playing Mag
1.5
MirrorMask may prove fascinating for fans of McKean and Gaiman, but I was left chilled and irritated.
1.5
McKeans pacing is abominable but, more importantly, he doesnt spend enough time building his characters. Reno Gazette-Journal



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