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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film directed by Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard. It is loosely based on Creator/HansChristianAndersen's FairyTale [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid of the same name]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], when it actually wasn't.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film directed by Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard. It is loosely based on Creator/HansChristianAndersen's FairyTale [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid of the same name]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes [[Film/TheLittleMermaid2023 Disney's live-action remake]], when it actually wasn't.
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* IllGirl: Elle has some kind of sickness that causes her to get tired if she exerts herself too much, and makes her [[IncurableCoughOfDeath cough a lot]]. [[spoiler:While her conditioned is never truly explained, Elle is apparently some kind of water sprite (also not really explained) and can ease her symptoms by swimming in the ocean.]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Elle is kidnapped from her room while Cam is out trying to help Elizabeth]].
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that. It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. (This is not explained well.) The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid of some kind. It's not entirely clear just what Elle is other than she has some connection to the ocean]].

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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that.that (probably, the movie isn't exactly clear on that). It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. (This (Again, this is not explained well.really explained.) The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid of some kind. It's not entirely clear just what Elle is other than she has some connection to the ocean]].ocean.]]
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* OrganicBra: In her mermaid form, Elizabeth's scales cover her breasts, acting like a natural swimsuit top.

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* OrganicBra: In her mermaid form, Elizabeth's scales cover her breasts, acting like a natural swimsuit top.or bikini top (we don't really get a good view of how her tail and torso scales are connected).
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: The opening credits depict an animated retelling of the traditional ''Little Mermaid'' story.

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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: The opening credits depict an animated retelling of the traditional ''Little Mermaid'' story.story, albeit reworked slightly to fit the movie's plot.

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* FreakinessShame: While spending time on the cruise ship with Cam, Elizabeth apparently loses track of time. A random comment from Cam about the tide reminds Elizabeth she's going to transform soon. In a panic, Elizabeth runs off and jumps into the water off-screen. While the implication seemed to be she was afraid of transforming in front of random people, when Cam jumps after her and the two reunite, she says she was afraid of scaring him.
* FreakyIsCool:
** Elle is completely awestruck and fascinated the couple times she sees Elizabeth transform.
** Cam has a kind of middle ground. Elizabeth accuses him of being afraid, but Cam is mostly just perplexed that mermaids are real. Basically, while Elizabeth being a real mermaid doesn't draw Cam to her, it doesn't repulse Cam, either.

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* FreakinessShame: While spending time on the cruise ship with Cam, Elizabeth apparently loses track of time. A random comment from Cam about the tide reminds Elizabeth she's going to transform soon. In a panic, Elizabeth runs off and jumps into the water off-screen. While the implication seemed to be she was afraid of transforming in front of random people, when Cam jumps after her and the two reunite, she says she was he's afraid of scaring him.
her like everyone else. Cam assures her that he's just confused (he's just been given proof mermaids are real, after all) and doesn't understand why she's bound to Locke.
* FreakyIsCool:
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FreakyIsCool: Elle is completely awestruck and fascinated the couple times she sees Elizabeth transform.
** Cam has a kind of middle ground. Elizabeth accuses him of being afraid, but Cam is mostly just perplexed that mermaids are real. Basically, while Elizabeth being a real mermaid doesn't draw Cam to her, it doesn't repulse Cam, either.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that. It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid of some kind. It's not entirely clear just what Elle is other than she has some connection to the ocean]].

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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that. It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. (This is not explained well.) The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid of some kind. It's not entirely clear just what Elle is other than she has some connection to the ocean]].
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* FreakinessShame: While spending time on the cruise ship with Cam, Elizabeth apparently loses track of time. A random comment from Cam about the tide reminds Elizabeth she's going to transform soon. In a panic, Elizabeth runs off and jumps into the water off-screen. While the implication seemed to be she was afraid of transforming in front of random people, when Cam jumps after her and the two reunite, she says she was afraid of scaring him.
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* OrganicBra: In her mermaid form, Elizabeth's scales cover her breasts, acting like a natural swimsuit top.
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* IllGirl: Elle has some kind of sickness that causes her to get tired if she exerts herself too much, and makes her [[IncurableCoughOfDeath cough a lot]].

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* IllGirl: Elle has some kind of sickness that causes her to get tired if she exerts herself too much, and makes her [[IncurableCoughOfDeath cough a lot]]. [[spoiler:While her conditioned is never truly explained, Elle is apparently some kind of water sprite (also not really explained) and can ease her symptoms by swimming in the ocean.]]

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* FreakyIsCool:
** Elle is completely awestruck and fascinated the couple times she sees Elizabeth transform.
** Cam has a kind of middle ground. Elizabeth accuses him of being afraid, but Cam is mostly just perplexed that mermaids are real. Basically, while Elizabeth being a real mermaid doesn't draw Cam to her, it doesn't repulse Cam, either.



* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that. It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid]].

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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that. It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid]].mermaid of some kind. It's not entirely clear just what Elle is other than she has some connection to the ocean]].
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* GenderFlip: The sea witch of the original tale is replaced with a human sorcerer.

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* GenderFlip: The sea witch of the original tale is replaced with a human sorcerer.[[EvilSorcerer sorcerer]].
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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film directed by Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard. It is loosely based on Creator/HansChristianAndersen's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid fairy tale of the same name]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], when it actually wasn't.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film directed by Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard. It is loosely based on Creator/HansChristianAndersen's FairyTale [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid fairy tale of the same name]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], when it actually wasn't.
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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], when it actually wasn't.

A grandmother (Creator/ShirleyMacLaine) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the titular mermaid (Creator/PoppyDrayton). It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film directed by Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard. It is loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's Creator/HansChristianAndersen's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]].tale of the same name]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], when it actually wasn't.

A grandmother (Creator/ShirleyMacLaine) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the titular mermaid (Creator/PoppyDrayton). It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) (Loreto Peralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], [[SubvertedTrope when it actually wasn't]].

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]], [[SubvertedTrope when it actually wasn't]].
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A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the titular mermaid (Creator/PoppyDrayton). It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) (Creator/ShirleyMacLaine) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the titular mermaid (Creator/PoppyDrayton). It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.
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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]]. It's not.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake]]. It's not.
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A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the Little Mermaid, Elizabeth (Creator/PoppyDrayton) that she remembers. It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the Little Mermaid, Elizabeth (Creator/PoppyDrayton) that she remembers.titular mermaid (Creator/PoppyDrayton). It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Disney's live-action remake. It's not.

A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the Little Mermaid that she remembers. It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (William Moseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Disney's Creator/{{Disney}}'s [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes live-action remake.remake]]. It's not.

A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the Little Mermaid Mermaid, Elizabeth (Creator/PoppyDrayton) that she remembers. It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle (Creator/LoretoPeralta) who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (William Moseley).(Creator/WilliamMoseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.



* BigBad: Locke, the wizard that granted Elizabeth her legs in exchange for her soul and enslaved her ever since.



* LastKiss: [[spoiler: Elizabeth and Cam share a kiss before she goes back to the ocean]].



* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Thora the fortune teller suddenly reveals she has the power to stop time and temporarily give Elizabeth legs when her power had previously just appeared to be telling the future.

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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Thora the fortune teller suddenly reveals she has the power to [[TimeStandsStill stop time time]] and temporarily give Elizabeth legs when her power had previously just appeared to be telling the future.



* SceneryCensor: Once Thora turns Elizabeth [[HumanityEnsues into a human]], she's nude but she is hidden from view by deliberate choreography and a brief ToplessnessFromTheBack shot before she's given a coat to wear.
* SeashellBra: PlayedWith, Elizabeth manifests a fish-scale bikini top in her mermaid form.



* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Locke is perfectly willing to use Elle for...something]].
* {{Yandere}}: Locke wants to control Elizabeth and doesn't take it well when she falls for another.

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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Locke is perfectly willing to use Elle for... something]].
* {{Yandere}}: Locke wants to control Elizabeth and doesn't take it well when she falls for another.another.

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Disney's live-action remake. [[spoiler: It's not]].

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''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Disney's live-action remake. [[spoiler: It's not]].
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* AdaptationDeviation: The mermaid traded her voice for legs in the book. Here she traded her soul.
* AdaptationalVillainy: As in the Disney version, the person who granted the mermaid legs becomes an antagonist.



* AnimatedOpening: The opening credits depict an animated retelling of the traditional ''Little Mermaid'' story.

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* AnimatedOpening: AnimatedCreditsOpening: The opening credits depict an animated retelling of the traditional ''Little Mermaid'' story.story.
* CardboardPrison: Elizabeth is able to walk out of the circus rather easily without Locke knowing.



* CircusOfFear: The circus houses genuine supernatural beings held prisoner.



* ThePollyanna: Cam lampshades this about Elle in a letter, saying she's taking her parents' death incredibly well.



* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Locke is perfectly willing to use Elle for...something]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Locke is perfectly willing to use Elle for...something]].something]].
* {{Yandere}}: Locke wants to control Elizabeth and doesn't take it well when she falls for another.
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[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_little_mermaid_2018_poster.jpg]]

''The Little Mermaid'' is a 2018 fantasy romance film loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid original fairy tale]]. Chances are, you've probably heard of it because when its trailer went online, it amassed thousands of views from people thinking it was Disney's live-action remake. [[spoiler: It's not]].

A grandmother (Shirley [=MacLaine=]) is telling her two granddaughters the story of the Little Mermaid that she remembers. It takes place in the 1930s, concerning a young girl called Elle who has just lost her parents and is in the care of her journalist uncle Cam (William Moseley). Elle is also sick and upon hearing talks of a 'Mermaid Miracle Juice' in Mississippi, Cam takes her there in search of a story and a cure.

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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Elle is kidnapped from her room while Cam is out trying to help Elizabeth]].
* AerithAndBob: A magician called Locke, a fortune teller called Thora and a mermaid called...Elizabeth.
* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: [[spoiler: Elle is of course the old woman telling the story]].
* AnimatedOpening: The opening credits depict an animated retelling of the traditional ''Little Mermaid'' story.
* ChekhovsGun:
** The organ with a curious combination turns out to be where Locke is hiding Elizabeth's soul.
** Elizabeth tells of a fairy tale about a human girl who possesses "the heart of a mermaid". Presumably [[spoiler: this is why Elle is revealed to have become one by the end]].
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: The end implies that Cam and Elizabeth can't end up together]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Locke meets his end being pushed off a cliff by Cam]].
* GenderFlip: The sea witch of the original tale is replaced with a human sorcerer.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: Elle is ThePollyanna due to her belief in fairies, mermaids etc.
* IWantSong: Elizabeth sings a song called "When This Story Ends", while Cam is sneaking around the tents.
* IllGirl: Elle has some kind of sickness that causes her to get tired if she exerts herself too much, and makes her [[IncurableCoughOfDeath cough a lot]].
* ImprobableAge: Cam looks a little young to be an established journalist. [[OlderThanTheyLook William Moseley was thirty when the film was made]].
* InformedAbility: Locke is meant to be a powerful sorcerer that no one dares stand up to. Any time he's confronted in a magic battle, he's defeated easily.
* LikeGoesWithLike: Elizabeth is a white mermaid held captive by a Hispanic magician. Of course her true love is a white man.
* MagicRealism: A mermaid, sorcerer and psychic in 1930s Mississippi. The movie however veers more into outright fantasy in the last act - featuring magic battles.
* MotorMouth: Peggy Gene, a woman who claims the elixir cured her of madness.
* {{Nephewism}}: Cam taking care of his niece kicks off the plot.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Thora the fortune teller suddenly reveals she has the power to stop time and temporarily give Elizabeth legs when her power had previously just appeared to be telling the future.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Elizabeth gets legs at low tide, but she had to make a deal with a sorcerer to get that. It seems as though returning her soul would take away her ability to walk on land permanently. The water she swims in also appears to grant healing powers. [[spoiler: She also appears to be able to grant Elle the power to become a mermaid]].
* SexySoakedShirt: Cam spends a scene of exposition in an underwater cave with Elizabeth while his shirt is like this.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Cam is fully suited up at first, but wears an IntimateOpenShirt when he takes Elle to the circus and sees Elizabeth for the first time. He wears his shirt this way whenever he sees Elizabeth from then on.
* UnexplainedAccent: It's not said why Elle has a British uncle. We can assume Cam's brother married an American girl.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's not said what happened to the mermaid's original lover.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Locke is perfectly willing to use Elle for...something]].

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