In taking on the well known fable of Snow White, director Tarsem Singh creates a visually chilling landscape to serve as the backdrop – which makes perfect sense (even if it comes across as kind of lazy) given the frigid nature of the Evil Queen. His choice of landscape lets his creative impulses run riot through the costume department, but rather than support the story, the outlandish outfits the cast are forced to wear in Mirror Mirror are just a silly distraction. You want to watch the young princess Snow White as she starts to fall in love with the handsome prince at the royal ball, for example, but it’s hard to listen to what she’s saying while she’s wearing a giant swan head on her head. Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen is the only one who appears to be having any fun in the movie. Her performance walks a fine line between camp and creativity that’s delightful to watch. She plays the queen as more of a bitch than evil, at least at the start of the film, and she does it with the kind of energetic abandonment you don’t see in films any more.
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