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SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

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SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN-United States-2012

Kristen Stewart as Snow White

Chris Hemsworth as The Huntsman

Charlize Theron as Ravenna

Directed by Rupert Sanders

Screenplay by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini

Screen story by Evan Daugherty

It’s been over 24 hours since I got home from the theater from seeing “Snow White and the Huntsman” and it has taken me that long to decide whether or not I liked the film. Not being very familiar with the story of the ‘fairest of them all’, save for the Disney version, I knew that my only expectation was that the movie entertains me and it did just that. The tale is a spin on the traditional story of the huntsman (Chris Hemsworth-”Thor”, “Avengers”, “The Cabin in the Woods“) who is ordered by the evil queen to kill the raven haired beauty Snow White. Alas, ’tis not to be as he falls in love with her and stands by her side to rid her inherited kingdom of the queen’s cruel hand. Now that you have an idea of the plot, let’s dig a little deeper, shall we?

The one thing that struck me about Ravenna, the queen (Charlize Theron-”Monster”, “Young Adult”, “Prometheus”) was that her obsession for staying young was similar to the same desire of the real life Elizabeth Bathory. Bathory was obsessed with staying young and murdered hundreds of young girls; believing that their blood on her skin would revitalize her features. Charlize Theron is the best part of this somewhat uneven film and I feel that at times she approached a level of intensity that rivaled her Oscar winning turn in “Monster.”

As for Chris Hemsworth I felt that he phoned his performance in. There just seemed to be no energy coming from him and his acting seemed tired instead of inspired. Hemsworth has been one of the busiest new stars with roles in “Thor”, “The Cabin in the Woods” and the super-successful “The Avengers”; so he may indeed be wiped out.

As for the role of Snow White, Kristen Stewart would not have been my first choice for the role. It’s not that I don’t find her attractive; she’s a lovely young girl. But what she gains in beauty she lacks in emotion. In scenes that I thought should call for near-explosive bouts of rage or happiness, Stewart gives us a whimper and not a bang. Yawn.

The movie is incredibly uneven. With a screenplay co-written by three different people I wonder if they were ever on the same page at any given time.

I liked “Snow White and the Huntsman”. I just wish it had been more than the sum of its parts.

TRIVIA

Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder were considered to play Ravenna, the Evil Queen.

Johnny Depp, Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender were considered to play Eric, The Huntsman.

Lily Collins auditioned for the lead role but lost to Kristen Stewart. She was later cast in the other Snow White movie, Mirror Mirror.

½

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I was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on March 4, 1962. I guess that makes me old, but I certainly don't feel that way. I still play video games and listen to rock and roll music. I love movies, especially horror films. I have a beautiful wife who is my all time best friend. She supports me in everything I do. More importantly, she calls me out on my bullshit. This blog is dedicated to her for everything she's done for me.

Posted on 06/02/2012, in Films based on Fairy Tales, Films released in 2012, Movies and tagged , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 13 Comments.

  1. Tim The Film Guy | 06/06/2012 at 11:53 am

    Good review man :)
    Just can’t stand Kristen Stewart!

    Reply
  2. tumultuousjourney | 06/05/2012 at 10:53 am

    Hmm now I am confused. I wanted to see this pretty badly, now I think I can wait. Great job here and thank you.

    Reply
  3. Mary Hudak-Collins | 06/05/2012 at 6:45 am

    Thank you for this review! I haven’t seen the movie as of yet, but I continue to see the commercials for it and of course, they include the best parts. Usually, I am then disappointed when I actually pay to see the movie and it is a ‘let down’. I believe I will wait until this one comes out on Red Box or something like that. I like an action packed flick when they present it like that and this one sounds like it may not be all that it looks like :)

    Reply
  4. Karina | 06/05/2012 at 2:19 am

    I am not a fan of Kristen Stewart at all – and I blame Twilight for that. In SWATH I didn’t see her as Bella Swann, I saw her for the terrible actress that she is.

    I thought Hemsworth tried hard and Theron was fun as the Queen!

    With the epic feel wasted I can’t help but feel this one was a lost opportunity.

    Reply
    • jmount43 | 06/05/2012 at 2:26 am

      I saw the trailer for SWATH and it looked quite impressive. I was ready to give Stewart a chance and was not rewarded for my efforts. Theron rocked, Hemsworth tried and Stewart snoozed. Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  5. Wednesday's Child | 06/02/2012 at 5:16 pm

    Kristen Stewart needs to put down the bong. She was great in Panic Room, so she is capable, but I think she’s been riding on the expectations set up then.

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  6. Mike | 06/02/2012 at 4:06 pm

    I have to agree with your statement on Kristen Stewart. I find her lacking emotion and rather plain in her attempts at acting.

    Reply

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