What Not to Do
Here's a idea: How about you don't go see MirrorMask? It was terrible. Going in, I thought to myself that even if the plot sucked I'd be able to enjoy the visuals, but boy was I wrong. First off, the movie never feels like it progresses, in fact, it plods. Once you get past the exposition-ville intro to all the characters, and you finally transition into the mirror world, you realize that the computer animation looks more like something out of "The Mind's Eye" circa 1990... There are all these silly textures and odd choices made, and to be honest, there doesn't seem to be any depth at all to the animation, everything feels very claustrophobic...
Looking for a shorter review? Well, coco_b usually chastises me on the rare occasion I check the time on my phone during a film, but last night I saw her check at least once less than an hour into the film.