Mirror Mirror - review

Although this movie is technically a remake of classic fairy-tale Snow White, this isn’t her story. This is the story of the evil queen who after the death of the king, took ownership of all the land turning it from being happy and bright, into a poor and icy kingdom.

With a step-daughter who reminds her too much of how the kingdom used to be, Snow White is locked up in the castle grounds and allowed no contact with the outside world. But when she turns 18 she is encouraged by the servants to visit the land her father was so proud of and so she sets off to discover what the Queen doesn’t want her to see and is shocked to discover why the land is so poor.

When she returns to the castle and the Queen discovers Snow White has left the grounds she orders her to be killed, but sympathetic to her cause, the butler allows her to escape and along the way she stumbles across the woodland home of a gang of dwarves who survive by acting as bandits and robbing anyone they come into contact with in the woods.

After learning she’s not on the side of the Queen, the dwarves allow Snow White to become one of the gang and teach her the skills to survive in the woods and while she learns to live with them, she also helps out with the household chores of course.

But when news of the impending marriage of the Queen and a Prince she has put under a powerful love spells hits them, they realise they need to pull together to bring down the Queen once and for all and to allow Snow White to regain control of the kingdom which is rightfully hers. And although it goes against all the rules of fairytales, Snow White knows that as well as saving the kingdom, it’s up to her to save the Prince as well.

Starring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Lily Collins as Snow White and a surprise appearance from Sean Bean, this was an enjoyable family fun watch which anyone could enjoy.

5 stars.