Director Blake Harris & Chris Bouchard
Starring Poppy Drayton, William Moseley, Armando Gutierrez
Rated PG
Score 4/6

A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.

Alright, I might have to review the 1989 Disney animated movie after this, but I guess we will see if that happens.
I know I don’t normally review family movies like The Little Mermaid, but a recent visitor to the house inspired this exception. Even if he might be a little to young to really appreciate the movies that he watches and I would like to sit down and watch a few movies when he is old enough.

For those of you who might be interested according to the trivia section on the IMDB page for this movie this is one of three upcoming live-action movies named “The Little Mermaid” that where in production during 2017.

Being the jaded cynical type of man that I am (some of you might agree with that statement and some of you may not) this was a very pleasant movie to watch with some lovely visuals. I also found myself getting caught up in the excitement of the final act of the movie. Now there are some moments that younger viewers might think are scary, but this is the kind of movie that is very much about embracing the warm and fuzzy feelings. Especially considering that the movie is being told as a bedtime story by a Grandmother to her granddaughters.
I thought that it was interesting that writer Blake Harris was credited as co-director along with Chris Bouchard, both of whom where directing a feature film for the first time.

There was some very interesting performances, though i was unfamiliar with a lot of the actors cast in the movie. Armando Gutierrez certainly was stunningly creepy as the wizard Locke. Jo Marie Payton as Lorene, Loreto Peralta as Elle and Poppy Drayton as Elizabeth all gave great performances. I found William Moseley caused me to play the ‘what have I seen him in before?’ game. As it turns out he played Peter in The Chronicles of Narnia movies.