‘The Little Mermaid’
Address Rob Marshall
interpreters Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem
Year 2023
premiere 26 May 2023
★★★
Based on the nature of a story with mermaids, princes and the seabed, the potential of the witch Ursula in a real image (Melissa McCarthy) and other decisions flour selection Javier Bardem embodying Tritonnew version ‘The Little Mermaid’ promise. It promised vanity, exuberance and madness. The result is not exactly like this.
Governing Rob Marshalla filmmaker familiar with the universe of stories (“Into the Woods”, “Mary Poppins Returns”) live-action remake of the animated classic It has a lot of charm (rather than Hans Christian Andersen’s story). The main thing is charisma Halle Bailey, actress and singer who plays Ariel, an outspoken from another era who plays in favor of the fairy tale. Another is the ‘kitchen’ reenactment of the seabed (maybe more) filled with sequins (Ursula’s tentacles) and sparkle (her sisters’ ‘look’). Third, the magic of the part that takes place outside the sea, in the castle, on the boat in the blue lagoon. retro romance (in behavior, aesthetics) it works oddly well.
However, ‘The Little Mermaid’ has a slow start, an excessive amount of time, a certain tone of dancing, the absence of memorable moments, the mixed execution of the most spectacular scenes, and above all, a water world that doesn’t shine muchsometimes more brass than stone.