Reviews (3)
This is a beautifully quirky family film, especially in the sense of how it's made with animal characters, yet so great in how it's handled as a musical, making it definitely an experience worth having. I don't know if today's kids will take to it, but I watched it with excitement. The music had me spellbound.
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Veronica appeared on Czech television repeatedly in the 70s and I was just in my early childhood years, so this adorable musical for kids suited me perfectly back then. A few days ago, I was on YouTube and tried to relive that experience from my adult perspective. I must admit, it was pure horror, and not just because I have long outgrown my childhood. What once looked playful and cute now seems like cheesy, heavily outdated special effects that would be indigestible for today's generation of children. The rating on FilmBooster is simply driven by the nostalgia of those who saw the film long ago, just like me. Overall impression: 20%.
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This is resonant nostalgia for today's generation of forty-somethings, while for me an utterly monstrous collection of a combination of muddled plot, monotonous musical numbers, and horrifying masks. I took it with a grain of salt for the first twenty minutes, but once you arrive in the "land beyond the mirror" it slides into something so indescribably bizarre that even though you start to hate it and pray for the ending, you want to keep pushing it straight into your veins. It’s a film full of paradoxes, which I will recommend to everyone, but I never want to see it again.
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