Of all the photoreal Disney remakes that didn't need to happen, The Little Mermaid at least gives us a star in Halle Bailey. TaraDBennett's review:
Despite their lackluster reception by critics and audiences, Walt Disney Studios remains committed to digging into their lauded animation vault to remake their classics into live-action…well, not remakes, really. Approximations? Hollow facsimiles? It’s not a cheap shot to state the truth: Most of these experiments have been middling to ok, with an infrequent home run like David Lowery’s, resides in the upper tier of their questionable pack of remakes.
On one of those adventures, she observes a human who seems actually kind, compassionate and as curious as she is, Prince Eric . When a sudden squall kicks up, Ariel up saves his life and becomes a smitten kitten for his clean-cut good looks. Eliciting no sympathy from her father or siblings to try and see him again, Ariel succumbs to a sketchy offer from her long-lost, exiled aunt Ursula .
Weaving in the Oscar-winning songs by Alan Menken and the late, great Howard Ashman, and by sticking to an already entertaining rendition of the story,was already leaning on strong bones for this remake. Smartly, they cast well with Bailey who carries the whole film with her Ariel performance. You can’t help but be taken in by her expressive face, which reflects the wonder of Ariel’s experiences both under the sea and top side.
But for all the good, there’s also plenty that bogs down this adaptation, the primary being its overlong, two-hour-and-fifteen-minute runtime. The kids near me were squirming hard by the 90-minute mark, a by-product of some very pokey pacing that could have been remedied with a more discerning edit. Sequences go on longer than needed, or just don’t need to exist, like a shark attack in the first act or added musical numbers that don’t feel vital to the story.
The visuals are also predictably problematic. Director Rob Marshall has gone for a photorealistic approach with the marine world. On the positive side, the sea looks gorgeous and might have the added effect of connecting young audiences to be more invested in the incredible biodiversity of real ocean creatures. However, in movie-making terms, it’s a real limiter when it comes to translating performances to the aquatic characters of note, especially Flounder and Sebastian .
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