loading loading...

Mirrormask Details

2005 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 7469 members

Mirrormask is the story of Helena, who works for the family circus and wishes that she could run away and join real life. But this is not to be the case as she finds herself on a strange journey in the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, Monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. Helena must search for the Mirrormask,.. Read more

Starring Stephanie Leonidas, Dora Bryan, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon
Director Dave McKean
Genres Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Sign up Mirrormask DVD

Buy From: £3.93

loading loading...

Mirrormask cover art

Mirrormask

Mirrormask is the story of Helena, who works for the family circus and wishes that she could run away and join real life. But this is not to be the case as she finds herself on a strange journey in the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, Monkeybirds and dangerous sphinxes. Helena must search for the Mirrormask, an object of enormous power that is her only hope of escaping the Dark Lands, waking the Queen of Light and returning home...

Starring Stephanie Leonidas, Dora Bryan, Gina McKee, Rob Brydon, Andy Hamilton, Jason Barry, Robert Llewellyn
Director Dave McKean
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 37 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English, Hindi
Released DVD: 05 Jun 2006
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (4) of Mirrormask

    View all

  • MIRRORMASK ambitiously draws on a diverse range of influences... McKean treats every frame of film as it were a strip panel scheduled for reproduction in a glossy art book

    • Sight and Sound
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

  • For his marvellously entertaining first feature as director, acclaimed comic-strip artist Dave McKean has co-written,... read more on Time Out

    • Geoff Andrew, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Most helpful member's review of Mirrormask

    View all
  • 31 out of 32 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Visually Rich & Bizarre

    A fresh new take on the dream quest Labyrinth/Alice in Wonderland tale.

    A young girl (Helena) works as part of her families circus and the maturity of growing up and wanting to make her own decisions is putting strain on her parents. After an argument in which Helena wishes her mum dead, her mum falls ill with a brain tumour and the girl goes on a fantastical dream quest to conquer the inner turmoil of her guilt. The dreamworld is based on Helena's numerous drawings she has stuck to her bedroom walls in the real world. How this is acheived visually has to be seen to be understood. It results in an extremely rich environment, part real, part sketch, part blur, but all fantasy.

    The dreamworld is made up of 2 opposing kingdoms of light and shadow. Each with a ruling queen. The princess of the shadow kingdom has stolen the 'charm' that keeps the balance between the kingdoms and has run away. With the help of local juggler called Valentine, Helena must find this charm and restore the balance to save the kingdoms.

    The Jim Henson Creature Workshop have outdone themselves this time. On a par with the Labyrinth creatures but done in a whole new fashion of shimmering CGI. Keep an eye out for the fabulous monkey/pidgeons called Bob and the pretty disturbing winged cats with an appetite.

    Stephanie Leonidas who plays Helena pulls off a great performance among the bizarre landscape, giving at times the impression of a young Helena Bonham Carter.

    Overall Mirrormask is a fantastical feast for the eyes. Whilst not quite acheiving the warm friendliness of Labyrinth due to the incorporation of CGI this is still an prime example of how film can bring forth the sheer power of imagination. See it if not just for the glimmering sketchy visuals.

    • Dragilex
      • Dragilex from Manchester
      • Posted 08 Mar 2006 10:39

  • Most recent members' review of Mirrormask

    View all
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Mirrormask

    Visually this film delivers a very interesting and artful work, but it fails to impress on other counts such as the script and the plot. Most actors in it have tried their best to give this film some good features but it is very hard to find any strong positive points except the visual delivery.

    • Buzzinko
      • Buzzinko from Pinner, London, England
      • Posted 04 Mar 2009 21:59

  • Image gallery

    View all
    Showing 1 to 1 of 1

    loading

  • More like this

    View all
    Showing 1 to 4 of 20

    loading

Find cinemas


Rating breakdown

7,469 Member ratings
  • 100
472
  • 90
428
  • 80
837
  • 70
987
  • 60
1,310
  • 50
942
  • 40
888
  • 30
648
  • 20
629
  • 10
328

Related user collection

Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop

    • Mirrormask

    • Mirrormask
    • DVD: £3.93
      Free Delivery
    • RRP £19.79 (you save: 80%)
      • Mirrormask is the story of Helena, who works for the family circus and wishes that she could run away and join real life. But this is not to be the case as she finds herself on a strange journey in ...