Little Mermaid (2016)

I wish I could give this movie a -1. This has to be one of the worst movies I have ever watched. Does not make sense. At all. Cant believe I wasted my time watching it. I feel bad for whoever chooses this movie to watch thinking its going to be good, and finding out its complete garbage. Don't even bother watching.

This movie is not for your children! I have read many different versions of the old classic. Most people think the original telling was the rewrite by Hans Christian Andersen, where in the end she dies and becomes a "daughter of the air". However in his original telling was a much darker end than life after death, as she was denied an immortal soul and became seafoam after refusing to kill her prince when he chooses to marry another. He later rewrote the ending.Though this movie was far from the Disney classic, the plot had much more in common with the rewrite by Hans Christian Andersen himself than the cute Disney movie. Yes, it's modern, yes the witch caused her man to go blind-which never happened in the fairy tale...yet, it has happened in many other fairy tales, like Rapunzel. And though she was stripping, the mermaid actually did dance for the prince in the old story...despite every step feeling as though she was walking on broken glass.The ending is tragic and yet beautiful, as are traditional fairy tales, which were meant to teach life lessons to young children, rather than send children into a cruel world expecting "happily ever afters".It wasn't a horrible movie, but the ending had me bawling like a baby, as I had expected a happy ending rather than a traditional one. Any critics saying this movie was awful have probably grown up on Disney movies and never read a real fairy tale in their life.

Good: 1. Music selection 2. Camera work was shaky but I liked the shots and angles that were used 3. The dramatic reading when Ariel narrates her thoughts 4. Ariels character was OK but I still couldn't buy into the ending up in bed with that guy the second she comes out of the water to dancing like she's been a stripper her whole life 5. I was able to watch it until the end so it was not unbearable to watch just easy to critique.Bad: 1. Seemed like a script written by Matt to live out a little fantasy, not a lot of depth to the characters..about as much as you would get from a soft core porn. 2. Overall the acting wasn't great by anyone but they are all amateur so understandable I guess, but the sea witch was like watching someone audition for a school play.

As stated in summary, it's an indie film with booze, drugs, and the mermaid becomes a stripper. Don't watch it with the kids! Feels like a raunchy Lifetime movie. Okay if you like that sort of thing. The actors, camera crew and musicians all do well with what they have. I'm quite annoyed with all the fake 10 star reviews that are obviously from people who are associated with the film. People are less likely to be disappointed if you present it for what it is.