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The Little Mermaid

- Watch and you'll see, some day I'll be, part of your world!

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

Release Date : 2023-05-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney PicturesLucamar ProductionsMarc Platt Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Halle Bailey

Character Name : Ariel

Original Name : Halle Bailey

Gender : Female

Jonah Hauer-King

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Jonah Hauer-King

Gender : Male

Melissa McCarthy

Character Name : Ursula

Original Name : Melissa McCarthy

Gender : Female

Javier Bardem

Character Name : King Triton

Original Name : Javier Bardem

Gender : Male

Noma Dumezweni

Character Name : The Queen

Original Name : Noma Dumezweni

Gender : Female

Art Malik

Character Name : Sir Grimsby

Original Name : Art Malik

Gender : Male

Daveed Diggs

Character Name : Sebastian (voice)

Original Name : Daveed Diggs

Gender : Male

Jacob Tremblay

Character Name : Flounder (voice)

Original Name : Jacob Tremblay

Gender : Male

Awkwafina

Character Name : Scuttle (voice)

Original Name : Awkwafina

Gender : Female

Jessica Alexander

Character Name : Vanessa

Original Name : Jessica Alexander

Gender : Female

Martina Laird

Character Name : Lashana

Original Name : Martina Laird

Gender : Female

Emily Coates

Character Name : Rosa

Original Name : Emily Coates

Gender : Female

Christopher Fairbank

Character Name : Hawkins

Original Name : Christopher Fairbank

Gender : Male

John Dagleish

Character Name : Mulligan

Original Name : John Dagleish

Gender : Male

Matt Carver

Character Name : Cabin Boy

Original Name : Matt Carver

Gender : Male

Jude Akuwudike

Character Name : Joshua

Original Name : Jude Akuwudike

Gender : Male

Lorena Andrea

Character Name : Perla

Original Name : Lorena Andrea

Gender : Female

Simone Ashley

Character Name : Indira

Original Name : Simone Ashley

Gender : Female

Karolina Conchet

Character Name : Mala

Original Name : Karolina Conchet

Gender : Female

Sienna King

Character Name : Tamika

Original Name : Sienna King

Gender : Female

Kajsa Mohammar

Character Name : Karina

Original Name : Kajsa Mohammar

Gender : Female

Nathalie Sorrell

Character Name : Caspia

Original Name : Nathalie Sorrell

Gender : Female

Jodi Benson

Character Name : Market Vendor

Original Name : Jodi Benson

Gender : Female

Julz West

Character Name : Hat Vendor

Original Name : Julz West

Gender : Male

Shay Barclay

Character Name : Coconut Seller / Dancer

Original Name : Shay Barclay

Gender : Male

Arina Li

Character Name : Flower Vendor

Original Name : Arina Li

Gender : Male

Russell Balogh

Character Name : Triton Guard #1

Original Name : Russell Balogh

Gender : Male

Adrian Christopher

Character Name : Triton Guard #2

Original Name : Adrian Christopher

Gender : Male

Leon Cooke

Character Name : Core Dancer

Original Name : Leon Cooke

Gender : Male

Tarik Frimpong

Character Name : Core Dancer

Original Name : Tarik Frimpong

Gender : Male

Chris George

Character Name : Core Dancer

Original Name : Chris George

Gender : Male

Yasmin Harrison

Character Name : Core Dancer

Original Name : Yasmin Harrison

Gender : Female

Erica Stubbs

Character Name : Core Dancer

Original Name : Erica Stubbs

Gender : Male

Kate Thompson

Character Name : Core Dancer

Original Name : Kate Thompson

Gender : Male

Jonathan Bishop

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Jonathan Bishop

Gender : Male

Aaron Bryan

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Aaron Bryan

Gender : Male

Sophie Carmen-Jones

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sophie Carmen-Jones

Gender : Male

Jon-Scott Clark

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Jon-Scott Clark

Gender : Male

Cameron Valentina

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Cameron Valentina

Gender : Male

Austyn Farrell

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Austyn Farrell

Gender : Male

Cecil Jee

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Cecil Jee

Gender : Male

Ben Hukin

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ben Hukin

Gender : Male

Andrew Lyle-Pinnock

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Andrew Lyle-Pinnock

Gender : Male

Chanel Mian

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Chanel Mian

Gender : Male

Ebony Molina

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ebony Molina

Gender : Male

Ian Oswald

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Ian Oswald

Gender : Male

Oliver Ravelin

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Oliver Ravelin

Gender : Male

Charles Ruhrmund

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Charles Ruhrmund

Gender : Male

Craig Stein

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Craig Stein

Gender : Male

Nicole Valverde

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Nicole Valverde

Gender : Male

Sasha Watson Lobo

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sasha Watson Lobo

Gender : Male

Johnny White

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Johnny White

Gender : Male

Charlotte Wilmott

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Charlotte Wilmott

Gender : Male

Bobby Windebank

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Bobby Windebank

Gender : Male

Clifton Brown

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Clifton Brown

Gender : Male

Jeroboam Bozeman

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Jeroboam Bozeman

Gender : Male

Sarah Daley-Perdomo

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Sarah Daley-Perdomo

Gender : Male

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Ghrai DeVore-Stokes

Gender : Male

Samantha Figgins

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Samantha Figgins

Gender : Male

Vernard J. Gilmore

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Vernard J. Gilmore

Gender : Male

Jacqueline Green

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Jacqueline Green

Gender : Male

Michael Jackson, Jr.

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Michael Jackson, Jr.

Gender : Male

Yannick Lebrun

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Yannick Lebrun

Gender : Male

Renaldo Maurice

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Renaldo Maurice

Gender : Male

Chalvar Monteiro

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Chalvar Monteiro

Gender : Male

Danica Paulos

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Danica Paulos

Gender : Male

Belen Pereyra

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Belen Pereyra

Gender : Male

Constance Stamatiou

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Constance Stamatiou

Gender : Male

Jermaine Terry

Character Name : 'Under the Sea' Special Performer

Original Name : Jermaine Terry

Gender : Male

Ben Marshall

Character Name : Ship Musician

Original Name : Ben Marshall

Gender : Male

Matt Quinn

Character Name : Ship Musician

Original Name : Matt Quinn

Gender : Male

Sam Sweeney

Character Name : Ship Musician

Original Name : Sam Sweeney

Gender : Male

Charlotte Bazeley

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Charlotte Bazeley

Gender : Male

Noa Nikita Bleeker

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Noa Nikita Bleeker

Gender : Male

Glen Campbell

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Glen Campbell

Gender : Male

Sonny Charlton

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Sonny Charlton

Gender : Male

Marcus Hodson

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Marcus Hodson

Gender : Male

Alexia Hortal

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Alexia Hortal

Gender : Male

Janine Johnson

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Janine Johnson

Gender : Male

Mia Juul

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Mia Juul

Gender : Male

Jeffin Kunjumon

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Jeffin Kunjumon

Gender : Male

Jennifer Leung

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Jennifer Leung

Gender : Male

Mia Maugé

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Mia Maugé

Gender : Male

Jacob Maynard

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Jacob Maynard

Gender : Male

Busola Peters

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Busola Peters

Gender : Male

Stefano Tomadini

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Stefano Tomadini

Gender : Male

Andy Young

Character Name : Merfolk

Original Name : Andy Young

Gender : Male

Hunter Allen

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Hunter Allen

Gender : Male

Ava Azizi

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Ava Azizi

Gender : Male

Zaine Daniel Dillon

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Zaine Daniel Dillon

Gender : Male

Mischa Hayward

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Mischa Hayward

Gender : Male

Roy Hu

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Roy Hu

Gender : Male

Seyan Patel

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Seyan Patel

Gender : Male

Taitum Pitfield

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Taitum Pitfield

Gender : Female

Eva Polakovs

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Eva Polakovs

Gender : Male

Isabelle Ung

Character Name : Merkid

Original Name : Isabelle Ung

Gender : Male

Ayo Hana

Character Name : Stallholder (uncredited)

Original Name : Ayo Hana

Gender : Female

Reviews

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adolfohumano

@adolfohumano

2023-05-30

Halle Bailey served a very good performance with a lot of charisma and passion, she also has an impressive voice. In some parts people were clapping from excitement and I shed a tear since I saw her performing her first song. I'm not a big fan of the growing wave of remakes and live-actions but this movie is something that I couldn't miss, they revisited one of my favorite classics and the result is striking, extravagant, funny, exciting, it has everything I love. I had my doubts since I saw the cast and the character designs (not to mention Ursula's makeup) but these actors have a lot of charisma, the final result is solid and entertaining. I love Alan Menken and Howard Ashman compositions, The Little Mermaid and Little Shop Of Horrors are my favorite works from them, their lyrics and arrangements give me goosebumps.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

"Ariel" (Halle Bailey) has longed for a chance to meet with humans but her sagely father "Triton" (Javier Bardem) has prohibited this. Undeterred, she witnesses a terrible storm that washes the young prince "Eric" (Jonah Hauer-King) overboard. She races to his rescue and leaves him to his people on the beach - both are already in love! On hearing of her latest transgression, dad is now truly furious and loses his temper driving his daughter into the manipulative tentacles of the evil sea witch "Ursula" (Melissa McCarthy) who offers her a bargain - three days on land to obtain true love's kiss or a lifetime in her service. Snag? Well, she will not have her beautiful voice, she will be a mute. A combination of magic, duplicity and serendipity plays it's hand now and she ends up close to the prince, having adventures with him and falling even deeper in love - but can she get her kiss? Will the wicked "Ursula" let her? First things first - this isn't a patch on the 1989 version. It has a clunky, over-produced, musical theatre feel to it that consists of mediocre acting and some serious over-scoring. The delicacy and charm of the characterisations and songs has been subjected to grand orchestrations and whilst Bailey can certainly sing, the delivery is more about her ability to belt out the songs rather to than imbue them with any emotions relevant to the charm of the story. McCarthy is quite effective - if only she would stay still for five seconds and that leads to the other disappointment with this film. It works perfectly as an animation - why introduce elements of live-action to it? Neither the story nor the film benefit from the cluttering mix of CGI and real visuals. As with the recent remake of "The Lion King", the song lyrics, for reasons that don't seem clear to me, have been reworked - this time by the always over-rated Lin-Manuel Miranda whose "Scuttlebutt" song is just plain annoying. It wasn't broke - why fix it? At times there is a little engaging chemistry between Bailey and Hauer-King, but for the most part this is an unnecessary, and overly long, rehash of a fairy tale that seems to me to have been made because it could be, not because it should have been. Disappointing.

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2023-05-31

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-rob-marshalls-the-little-mermaid-enriches-the-original/ "The Little Mermaid enriches virtually every narrative aspect compared to the original, deepening Ariel and Eric's arcs while exploring the same core themes without losing any of its predecessor's essence. The relationship between the protagonists is unquestionably more complex and emotionally compelling, while the secondary characters - namely Sebastian and Scuttle - remain genuinely hilarious. Halle Bailey is VERY impressive and the cast accompanies her excellently. However, it's not without its problems: the new songs are, for the most part, forgettable; the visuals are better than anticipated, but the feeling of being surrounded by fake walls never quite disappears; and Ursula was left with unexplored potential. That said, it's one of Disney's best live-action remakes of recent times and deserves to be seen by every child in the world in need of some inspiration - as we once were." Rating: B+

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

@screenzealots

2023-08-04

When they get the notion to remake an animated classic into a live action film, Disney is a well-oiled machine. They’ve found varying degrees of success and failure (“The Lion King,” “Cinderella,” “Pinocchio”) along the way, and their latest cartoon-to-real-life adventure “The Little Mermaid” lands somewhere on the better-than-average scale. There are things that work (a scene-stealing Melissa McCarthy as Ursula the Sea Witch), things that don’t (a painfully lengthy run time), and things I never want to see again (the truly dreadful “Under the Sea” number), but the film’s reimagined storytelling delivers just enough magic to weather the storm overall. The film tells the classic story of Ariel (Halle Bailey), a curious and spirited young mermaid who yearns for adventure on land. Ariel is the youngest of King Triton’s (Javier Bardem) daughters, and also the most defiant. She spends her days exploring shipwrecks and avoiding dangerous sharks (and humans) with her crustacean pal Sebastian (voice of Daveed Diggs) and her loyal fish friend, Flounder (voice of Jacob Tremblay). On her quest to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel makes a deal with evil sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to cast a spell and give her human legs in exchange for her voice. She must find true love’s kiss from the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) within a few days or the consequences will be dire. The film sticks to the original story, and the fairytale seems outdated. The idea of marrying a handsome prince in a few days is icky, even if it is a fantasy film. It’s interesting how much of the action feels a lot more dire in a live action setting versus in an animated film, with scary eels getting blown to bits and a shipwreck that’s set ablaze as sailors swim for their lives. The worst part of the cartoon to live action translation has to be Sebastian and Flounder, however. It’s startling to see Ariel’s buddies look like a realistic talking fish and crab, and it’s one of the most jarring and unpleasant things about the movie. It takes a lot of willpower to go with the flow, if you can get over the initial shock. The cinematography is dark and drab (although it does look as if it’s really filmed underwater), and Rob Marshall‘s direction is barely adequate. The film is choppy, slow, and long, and its biggest failure is the uneven pacing. Some of the better parts of the story are hurried along in favor of what should be show-stopping action, but the film is so dark that it’s hard to tell what’s going on in what should be the most exciting moments. Why rush the more compelling elements of the narrative in favor for a poorly executed final battle between Ursula and our heroine? It really strips away a lot of the undersea magic. The cast helps keep things afloat, and the performances are all solid. McCarthy is the standout with her robust turn as one of Disney’s greatest screen villains, and Diggs breathes a fresh, new life into loyal crab Sebastian. Casting Awkwafina as the voice of know-it-all seagull Scuttle is inspired, and she creates an updated version of the character that’s the perfect fit for the film. Perhaps the greatest strength comes from the irresistible chemistry between Hauer-King and Bailey, two actors who comfortably step into their lead roles with plenty of charm. She makes a great Ariel, finding a terrific balance of innocence, curiosity, and stubbornness, and he is the perfect non-threatening Prince Charming that is the stuff of many young girls’ dreams. The biggest thing the film does right is keeping the original arrangements of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s most beloved songs (the updated verses, which removed some problematic and antiquated lyrics, are done well and hardly noticeable). Cherished ballads like “Part of Your World” and “Kiss the Girl” have a stirring emotional power that immediately helps audience form a strong connection with the material, even if the movie is just so/so. The soundtrack probably makes the movie seem a lot better than it actually is. The new tunes, including a kid-friendly number called “The Scuttlebutt” (featuring lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda), sound too contemporary to really fit in, but they’re fun and bring a bit of spirited pep when the film becomes draggy. “The Little Mermaid” isn’t a great movie, but it’s one of the better Disney live action remakes because it stays true to the source material. There’s just enough magic, adventure, and romance to make this a satisfying experience for the whole family.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2024-07-28

'The Little Mermaid' is one of the better Disney live-action remakes. I'd personally even put it on the same level as the 1989 animated movie, though admittedly I am not someone with any sort of connection to that original flick. Halle Bailey makes for a good Ariel. Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy are solid in their respective roles, I'm not wholly convinced by the latter as Ursula but she is still a decent watch. Awkwafina as Scuttle is probably the character I enjoyed most. Visually things look nice, I like both the underwater and on firmer ground stuff. Musically it's as good as you'd probably expect, "Under the Sea" and, of course, Ariel's songs are solid, while "The Scuttlebutt" somehow works more than it probably should. I do think the run time could've been trimmed a touch, but that's not a big deal.