MirrorMask Movie Review 2005

McKean teams with "Sandman" author Neil Gaiman in this otherworldly escapade from the Jim Henson Company. Helena (Leonidas) is the teenaged daughter of circus performers who longs for a "normal" life. But when her mom (McKee) lapses into a coma, Helena has to travel into a fantasy world to recover the MirrorMask from the Queen of Shadows. McKean's trippy CGI landscapes (rendered on a bare-bones budget) produce some of the most exciting film visuals in years, but you'll be so bored waiting for the story to kick in that the sugar rush from the eye candy wears off way too fast.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Puppets, Live Action/Animation Combos, Adventure Drama, Carnivals & Circuses, Parallel Universe

Screenplay

Neil Gaiman, David McKean

Cast

Rob Brydon

Cinematography

Antony Shearn

Director

David McKean

Music

Ian Ballamy

Other

Ian Sands, Robert Lever, David McKean