Mermaid Beach review - Wales gets its mermaidcore moment in teen-empowerment tale
A review of the film 'Mermaid Beach' describes it as a stilted teen-empowerment movie set on the Welsh coast. The critic notes that the film suffers from poor production values and a weak script, despite its attempt to incorporate environmental themes.
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It provides a critical assessment of independent regional cinema and its ability to translate local settings into effective storytelling.
Shore thing … Ellie Bindman and Georgia Grace in Mermaid Beach. Photograph: Left Films Shore thing … Ellie Bindman and Georgia Grace in Mermaid Beach. Photograph: Left Films Movies Review Mermaid Beach review – Wales gets its mermaidcore moment in teen-empowerment tale When discontented Lily becomes a fantastical sea creature her low-budget transformation is strikingly unconvincing, rather in tune with the whole film
Prefer the Guardian on Google M ermaidcore comes to the Welsh coastline in this somewhat stilted family movie about a teenager called Lily who turns into a mermaid. You could imagine it being developed into a series for kids’ TV but as a film it unfortunately falls at the first hurdle – failing to pull off a convincing mermaid transformation. Poor Lily’s shimmering tail is very obviously made from nylon that becomes very clingy when wet, making her legs very visible under the scales.
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