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'The Little Mermaid' review: A serviceable live-action remake
Updated On: 26 May, 2023 02:58 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
This film stays true to 1989 original in most ways that matter while going post-modern in terms of inclusivity. There’s deeper character development here but the Faustian bargain for true love feels a little old-fashioned and rather out of place given the modern trappings
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Film: The Little Mermaid
Cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy
Director: Rob Marshall
Rating: 3/5
Runtime: 135 min
This live-action version of the Disney classic may not be the best yet from the Disney stable but it does the job of entertaining with winsome craftiness. Disney’s live-action remakes of their animated classics have almost always fallen short of endearment except for a couple of films like Pete’s Dragon (by David Lowery) and Cinderella (by Kenneth Branagh). So expectations were not very high, going in.
Ariel’s(Halle Bailey) story of restlessness and defiance, straining at the ties that bind her to the water, as the youngest of King Triton’s (Javier Bardem) seven daughters, is one that most teens will identify with. She is eager to learn about the world above and though forbidden to interact with humans, inquisitive and defiant, she makes a deal with her wicked aunt Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to give her a chance to fall in love with Prince charming, Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). But that magic puts her life as a mermaid and her father’s crown in jeopardy.
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