I have to admit that since the premiere of ABC’s Once Upon a Time, I have completely hopped on the fairytale adaptation bandwagon. That being said, I jumped at the opportunity to see Mirror, Mirror. Yes, that is a lot of “hopping” and “jumping,” and I will be skipping to go see this June’s Snow White and the Huntsman. But, I digress.

I didn’t know what to expect from Julia Robert’s (Eat, Pray, Love) Evil Queen or Lily Collin’s (Abducted) Snow White; what I found was a pleasantly funny take on the Grimm Brother’s timeless tale. Queen Clementianna (Roberts) gives evil a sarcastic and biting tone, and Snow White is utterly endearing. Team them up with a charming and witty Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer, The Social Network) and seven of the quirkiest dwarfs known to inhabit the Enchanted Forest, and you’ve got a cast of characters that everyone can enjoy.

The film begins with Queen Clementianna (Roberts) narrating the story of Snow White, the milky-white skinned, raven-haired princess born into a kingdom where everyone is so happy they spend their days dancing and singing (much to the chagrin of the narrator who tartly states “apparently no one had jobs”). When Snow’s mother passes away, the King becomes enchanted by the fairest of the land (Clementianna) and marries her. Then suddenly an evil takes over the once joyous kingdom and the King is forced to go to battle, where he ends up vanishing, leaving Snow White and the kingdom under the rule of the Queen.

Fast forward ten years. The kingdom has now fallen to pieces, as the Queen has depleted all of its funds on gaudy dresses and lavish parties. The villagers are starving, and she spends her time playing Battleship with live people. Snow White has been banished to a life of solitude in her room, where her only friends are the birds that fly in and out. When the Queen is propositioned to join their two kingdoms by the Baron (Michael Lerner), she realizes that she must make haste and marry for money– but not with him. And so begins the plotting.

Without giving too much of the story away (because some of the twists allotted to these characters are just too good to divulge), I will say that screenwriters Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller did an excellent job of taking this tale and giving it a humorous and fresh face-lift. Collins makes sure that Snow doesn’t lose any of her innocent appeal after undergoing some kick-ass training by the Seven Dwarfs—who also come with delightful traits that set them way apart from the average Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful…etc, etc—and the chemistry between her and the Prince is irresistible. If you are as taken with this rise in fairytale adaptations as I am, you will <insert verb> to go see Mirror, Mirror.