A mixture of Dali's surrealism and Bosch's dark and disturbing imagery, "MirrorMask" follows a teenage girl named Helena (Stephanie Leonidas), whose parents (Gina McKee, Rob Brydon) run the ...

Dave McKean’s layered geometry takes on an uncanny quality in three-dimensional motion, crafting a fantasy that is at once beguiling and unsettling. MirrorMask combines live-action with the kind ...

“MirrorMask,” with Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee, Jason Barry. Directed by Dave McKean, from a screenplay by Neil Gaiman. 101 minutes. Rated PG for some mild thematic elements and scary images.

Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean were given free creative rein in making the fantasy film. The catch: It couldn't cost more than $4 million.