'Snow White and the Huntsman' Is a Grimm Upgrade
A princess hunted by an evil queen leads a rebellion to reclaim her throne
Kristen Stewart is Snow White, a warrior princess who launches a battle to reclaim her kingdom from Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) in "Snow White and the Huntsman." As in the fairy tale, the queen locks Snow White in a tower prison while plunging the realm into chaos after the computer-generated mirror tells her she is no longer the fairest of them all. The queen then sends out studly huntsman Eric (Chris Hemsworth) to capture Snow White...But he soon declines his mission, opting to protect the princess — and face the queen's wrath. The film is not altogether bad. Its visual fireworks help keep the film afloat, even if Snow White (Stewart) can't get out of "Twilight" mode. A modern-day twist on this 200-year-old fairy tale, the movie is …
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Pat Farrar
4:50 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
Why is Snow White all the rage lately? We just had Mirror Mirror, which sounds more interesting and Snow was a major character in Once Upon a Time on TV. Enough,already! more ›