Title: Snow White and the Huntsman
Director: Rupert Sanders
Screenwriter(s): Evan Daugherty & John Lee Hancock
Producer: Joe Roth
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Roth Films
In Theaters: June 1st, 2012
Run Time: 127 minutes
Color: Technicolor
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, & Ian McShane
Genre(s): action/adventure/drama/fantasy
Storyline: Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen. Unable to tolerate the insult to her vanity, the evil queen decides that Snow White must die. The queen sends a huntsman to kill Snow White. However the huntsman finds himself unable to murder the innocent young woman, and instead ends up training her to become a warrior capable of threatening the queen’s reign. Written by WellardRockard
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My Review: Kristen Stewart you have surely outdone yourself with your performance as Snow White! I thought the only movie of hers I’d love would be Panic Room, but I stand corrected. If you are wondering whether or not it’s worth going to see, wonder no further, because this movie is definitely a must see! From the very beginning you can see this will be as close as one can get to the accurate telling of the tale of Snow White. Charlize Theron was masterful as the wicked Queen.
There is plenty of action for the men in this movie as well. Yes there are fight scenes for days that would satisfy any guy (or girl) who’s looking for less sappy dialogue and more bloodshed. There was only one moment where the lines were as corny as you can get! **SPOILER ALERT** And if not for it turning out that William (during the scene out in the dead of winter) was in fact the wicked Queen tricking Snow White into taking a bite of the poisionous apple, that part would have truly irked me.
The 7 dwarfs were great and funny as well. One of them dies (which I’d have to go back to the book to find out if that is true) during battle. As usual their names are no where near those that we all assume are their names from the animated movie. I almost hate that movie for making me assume the story should be told a certain way when it’s simply a sugar-coated version. In fact, this movie is similar to the telling of Joan of Arc in “The Messenger” with Milla Jovovich (Fifth Element chick). It seems like nowadays there will always be a kiddie version to the true depiction of a story coming out. The more child friendly version for Snow White and the Huntsman would be Mirror Mirror.
Aside from Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, the two men deserve mention. Actually, the huntsman only deserves mention. I could have done without the Duke’s son, William, played by Sam Claflin (you may recognize him from the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, he played the priest). I took an instant disliking to him. I’m just glad that he turns out NOT to be Snow White’s true love, although that is hinted at being a sure thing throughout the movie, until he plants “the kiss” on her and she does not come out of her coma. It isn’t until the huntsman, after an emotional plea for her to wake up, kisses her that it not just wakes her, but breathes new life into her.
This is definitely a movie I would not mind seeing in the theater again. I might even buy it on DVD when it’s released. Yes it was that damn good in my opinion. And I’ll stick to that opinion even after knowing she is the main character of those damned Twilight series!
My Rating: A
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