Mirror Mirror

Tarsem Singh is one of the most interesting directors working in Hollywood today, making films that revel in their twisted version of baroque imagery, and dealing with the nature of storytelling, imagination and fantasy. Mirror Mirror, the first of two Snow White films this year, takes Singh's penchant for these themes to a curiously funny and comic place, but not always with great success.

The humour in the film is often sardonic and self-aware, a Shrek sequel writ on the director's glorious canvas. It doesn't always work, and often, eye-rolling jokes and tropes find their place a....