Alice is always worried that I'm going to write a negative review. She wasn't sure if she wanted me to write this one about "Mirror, Mirror." But, wait a minute, I loved the movie. Funny. Witty. Unique. Unpredictable. Tongue in cheek. It was just a very nice movie. Hey, and it's not really for kids. They probably wouldn't get a lot of the subtle humor...but, then again, our children are pretty smart!
This is a comedy fantasy generally following the book by the Brothers Grimm. I was waiting for Snow White to be tempted with the poison apple. That finally happened at the end but the you will be a bit surprised about what happens in that scene.
Julia Roberts plays a negative character as the wicked stepmother (and evil witch, I guess) but her evil plots and comments make the viewer smile. Nathan Lane as her trusted servant, Brighton, is very funny and his character helps carry the movie. Lily Collins (who's Lily Collins?) plays Snow White and Armie Hammer (who's Armie Hammer?--I thought he was some old guy) plays the Prince.
The Queen's kingdom is facing bankruptcy and the sudden appearance of the Prince is of great interest to the evil queen but she must get rid of Snow White so that she can have the prince. She banishes Snow White to the forest (and an evil roaming beast) where she assumes Brighton has killed Snow White but Snow White is rescue by seven modern dwarfs. Though some politically correct individuals might object to the word "dwarf" I felt that the whole issue was handled well and with tongue-in cheek humor. These seven diminutive men quickly capture the heart of the viewer as well as the heart of Snow White.
The dwarfs teach her how to fight back against the evil queen and the kingdom is eventually rescued.
The movie viewers, we felt, were very impressed. All of the theater-goers (and place was pretty full) stayed through the interesting closing credits.
We recommend the movie. It was funny and well done.
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