Snow White and the Huntsman: Movie Review‎

Snow White and the Huntsman: Movie Review‎:

In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White's beauty and power. -- (C) Universal Pictures




The Story
Snow White and The Huntsman starts off on a familiar tone. A noble queen, pricked by the thorn of a single blooming rose in her snow covered castle, sees blood drops on the snow and makes a wish: a daughter as white as snow, with blood red lips and ebony black hair. From here the movies gallops, as soon Snow White grows into a beautiful looking teenager, who frolics around the kingdom – which pretty much limited to the castle – with friend and follow-boy William (played by Sam Claffin), saving birds and eating apples. Thereafter, the queen falls ill, dies and a mourning King Magnus (Noah Huntley), who in spite of his sadness marches to face the dark forces, defeats them, chances upon the evil queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) masked as a prisoner, falls in love, gets married and is killed on his wedding day. The kingdom is taken over by Ravenna’s and her evil forces, and Snow White is imprisoned. From here the story takes a curious turn with a few semblance of the fairytale – like the "mirror, mirror on the wall" line, the poisoned apple trick, and the Huntsman who turns protector and helps Snow White avenge her kingdom. Of course, Snow White escapes all dangerous except the apple and wins. How she manages that is the rest of the story, with a few twists.




PG-13, 2 hr. 7 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance,Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Rupert Sanders
Written By: Evan Daugherty






Opens: June 1 (Universal)
Production: Roth Films
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan, Johnny Harris, Brian Gleeson, Vincent Regan, Lily Cole
Director: Rupert Sanders
Screenwriters: Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Amini, screen story by Evan Daugherty
Producers: Joe Roth, Sam Mercer
Executive producers: Palak Patel, Gloria Borders
Director of photography: Greig Fraser
Production designer: Dominic Watkins
Costume designer: Colleen Atwood
Editors: Conrad Buff, Neil Smith
Music: James Newton Howard
Visual effects supervisors: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brensan
PG-13 rating, 128 minutes