"The Little Mermaid" (2018)

Just about everyone has heard one version of "The Little Mermaid" or another whether it was the classic 1989 Disney version or Hans Christian Anderson's original version that has a very different ending that is often misunderstood today rather than seeing what the heroine of the story accomplishes (sorry no spoilers, read the original yourself). This time, we get a taste of the original with a twist to the story that has never been told.

We start off the story with a grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) telling her granddaughters a story of how she knows mermaids are real. She tells of a girl named Elle (Loreta Peralta) who suffers from an undiagnosed illness living with her reporter Uncle Cam (William Moseley) after losing her parents. Despite her illness keeping her from playing like most girls her age, she has a mind full of wonder and belief in magical creatures where Cam is more skeptical and believes only in the facts.
So when a sideshow circus is advertising magical mermaid water as a cure for what ails you along with a live mermaid, they both go off to Mississippi to see for themselves.

It becomes a question of belief for the two, while many claim the magical water has healed them, Cam can find no fact that the water is truly the work of science or magic while Elle is captivated by the beautiful mermaid put on show by the circus master Locke (Armando Gutierrez) and only establishes her belief that she's real. While Cam is convinced this will be nothing more than a hoax, his life is completely changed upon meeting the mermaid, now with legs Elizabeth (Poppy Drayton). Draw in by her beauty and intrigued by the story she is reluctant to tell, it will change the lives of all around them and give them newfound belief that there is indeed magic in the world.

Beautiful and captivating. This alluring tale will excite your imagination giving a child-like wonder to a fairy tale adventure that while tells its own unique story in an era of history where creatures and magical cures once were sought by all, it touched on the roots of its origin that is often forgotten. The costumes and make up brought this legend to life along with a cast of passionate characters that dove right into their roles to create a piece that just might make you a believer. There's no question that this film has earned all five G.M.Stars that are sure to shine brightly over this magical masterpiece.

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Green Mountain Stars

"The Little Mermaid" is available were movies are sold/streamed.