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2012
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Snow White and the Huntsman
Positive Reviews
118
Negative reviews
65
Average Rating
2.8
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2.5
Snow White And The Huntsman doesnt try, and the film just keeps getting dumber as it goes along.
Av Club
3.0
It doesnt help that Snow Whites romantic inclinations remain oddly vague throughout.
EW
4.4
Snow White and the Huntsman reinvents the legendary story in a film of astonishing beauty and imagination.
Rogerebert
3.0
Theron isnt just gorgeous; shes a gifted actress capable of eliciting fear or desire just as easily.
Common Sense Media
3.3
It lacks anything content, acting or story wise to make it an epic (or even mildly memorable) movie going experience.
We Got This Covered
4.5
All this, it must be said, is a little drear goth go tos like chainmail and smote earth dont exactly enliven a mood but when the titular huntsman arri ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Wait, thats not Bob Hoskins is it And it cant possibly be Ray Winstone But it is and Toby Jones, Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Johnny Harris and Eddie Mars ..
Time Out
2.5
As feminist fantasy, the film is non committal, and as a reimagining of the fairy tale, its at best expensive looking without seeming wantonly so.
1.3
A virtual orchard of toxic excess, starting with the unnecessarily sprawling cast of characters.
1.5
film can never quite find the balance between fairy tale and Joan of Arc style fable and gets bogged down in questing when it should be delivering mag ..
Screen Daily
3.5
If that was funny, crazy and not so serious, this one is dark and vicious.
ETimes (TOI)
0.5
Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron lead the cast in this botched adaptation of the childrens classic.
Collider
1.5
It doesnt help that Kristen Stewart has no screen presence or chemistry with Hemsworth.
Collider
2.5
Sanders shows a skilled hand for conjuring up dramatic contexts, presenting characters, making actors look good and stirring up threatening moods.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
All this, it must be said, is a little drear goth go tos like chainmail and smote earth dont exactly enliven a mood but when the titular huntsman arri ..
3.0
But its insistence to conform to molds it simply shouldnt fit is sometimes irritating, leading to an uneven experience thats sure to please some, but ..
IGN
2.0
Dear god, is this thing setting us up for a sequel in which Kristen Stewart has to negotiate yet another love triangle
E Film Critic
1.0
Not only is it not the best film version of Snow White in the last three months, it doesnt even live up to the not exactly hallowed standards of the i ..
E Film Critic
2.0
Hemsworth looks every bit the rugged outdoorsman, so its a pity how disposable the script makes him.
Telegraph
3.0
The films Alexander McQueen esque illusions of grandeur do a very good job of masking its flaws, and for the story, Evan Daugherty has conjured up a s ..
1.3
A slow, boring film that has no charm and is highlighted only by a handful of special effects and Charlize Therons truly evil queen.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
A strong visual style tussles with flaccid storytelling in this ambitious retelling of Grimm.
2.5
But Sanders, who either doesnt know how to direct his actors or doesnt bother with them when theres CGI scenery to adjust, doesnt give us any emotions ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Snow White and the Huntsman, a solemn but mostly savvy rewrite, is a welcome upgrade.
Ny Daily News
4.0
The Huntsman doesnt even figure into the story until about half hour in, and the dwarfs until the film is half over, but to director Rupert Sanders cr ..
JoBlo
3.0
An impressive debut for Sanders an entertaining, visually stimulating (but ultimately hollow) summer movie experience.
Screen Rant
3.8
There are many splendid reasons to see Snow White and the Huntsman enough, maybe, not to care that neither Snow White nor the Huntsman rank high among ..
The Globe And Mail
1.5
An unappealing and operatic screen adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fable.
Spirituality And Practice
3.1
The lovely Stewart makes an unlikely action heroine, better in the romantic clinches than in a fight.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
Then again, Chris Nolans Batman movies have not been hampered by a bleak tone.
ReelViews
3.0
...Charlize Theron deadens her eyes and summons pure evil, but Kristen Stewart, tasked with being life itself, has to work pretty hard to muster any.
3.1
Stunningly shot and inconsistently acted and written, Snow White has enough visual fireworks to keep the film afloat, even if star Kristen Stewart can ..
Usa Today
2.5
The less than engrossing atmosphere is perpetuated by a repetitive road trip structure thats as uneven and erratic as one could possibly envision, whi ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The film looks great with great scenery, costumes, special effects and action scenes. Except for Kristen Stewart, who is somewhat miscast here, the ac ..
Lariat
3.0
Shes far more intriguing than Snow White, though I guess thats often the case in these tales.
Eric Ds Nider
1.5
Far darker and far more violent than its Disney predecessor, the film certainly isnt suited for family viewing.
Screen It
3.1
Otherwise, theres no way the Queen can stay the fairest in the land, since Snow is looking good.
Rolling Stone
2.5
But none of this would matter if the movie was entertaining rather than the leaden slog that it is.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Not much of anything makes sense, either as fairy tale or human drama.
Pop Matters
2.5
In essence, its a road film, albeit one where our travelers come across ancillary elements that really dont payoff in the end.
Pop Matters
1.5
And while this newest fairy tale adaptation is a stronger and more coherent movie than Alice (not much of a feat there), its still something of a beau ..
The Wrap
2.0
Despite some stunning effects work, this is a disappointing and frequently dull fairy tale adaptation that flounders thanks to dodgy performances, lea ..
View London
1.9
Stewart, a smart, cool presence in films like The Runaways and Adventureland, deserves better than this.
News Day
3.0
The Monitor is a peculiar little publication thats hard for the world to figure out.
Cs Monitor
3.1
Fails to realize the full potential of its ambitiously dark vision.
New York Post
1.5
Latest version of the popular fairytale has stunning imagery and an impressive cast, but fails to bring its well known plot to life.
Film Journal International ..
3.5
Snow White and the Huntsman never quite delivers on its promise a dark retelling of the fairy tale in which women hold the true power, good and evil b ..
Az Central
1.5
Moreover, once youve seen the queen bellow and roar, youve seen just about everything she does throughout, aside from CGI aging effects.
Npr
1.5
Like a Disney princess, even, little birdies alighting on her slender white fingers and whatnot.
2.0
This visullay striking, darkly toned, revisionist version suffers from the same problems that inflict all spectacles helmed by debutant directors who ..
Emanuellevy
1.5
The film is a muddy, bloody, violent, overlong sword and sorcery affair.
Guardian
3.1
long on blood and thunder and relatively short on emotional engagement
Q Network
4.0
At 126 minutes its overlong, and even at this length it doesnt give all the actors enough to do.
Daily Mail
4.5
I resisted this derivative mishmash of classic fairytale and modern epic fantasy for as long as I could, but ultimately it swept me up into its geeky ..
Salon
1.5
This over crammed, disjointed, and lugubrious film is misconceived from the ground up.
Slate
3.0
True to the original tale, theres an appearance by (cheeringly all star) dwarves, whose CGI miniaturisation, flamboyant get up and ribaldry provides p ..
Flim List
1.5
The film looks ravishing with its stylish design driven production, but theres no heart in this latest re imagining of the Grimm Brothers story
3.0
Seriously sumptuous and savage, it idiosyncratically modernizes the alabaster skinned, ruby lipped feminist heroine.
Susang Ranger
3.0
The effects are the usual Cheez Whiz with the exception of a scene in which Ravenna suddenly transforms into whats poetically known as an unkindness o ..
Boston Herald
3.0
Snow White proves a decent swashbuckler at the climax, the picture looks impressive and its appealing young cast should ensure it has more chance of c ..
Express
2.5
Forget the title characters; Charlize Therons deliciously wicked Queen Ravenna is all anyone is likely to remember favorably, that is.
Mr Brown Movies
3.8
At its best, Snow White and the Huntsman feels less like a desperate blockbuster and more like a handmade object.
Chicago Tribune
2.5
The script is so hell bent on giving its three lead characters fully developed back stories that there isnt enough time to adequately explore each one ..
Bullz-Eye
3.0
Sanderss grimy epic allows in a surprising amount of blood and gratifying degrees of entry level horror.
The Irish Times
3.0
Snow White & the Huntsman may be occasionally beautiful to look at, but as the evil queen teaches us, it comes at a cost in this sense, narrative mome ..
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Sanders creates some wonderfully evocative visuals, but theyre just fleeting moments of beauty that cant compensate for the slow, tedious story.
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
A visually inventive, deliciously dark fairytale reheat. The storys far from the stuff of legend, but Theron makes for a ferocious meanie, helping to ..
Total Film
4.5
Sanders does not (yet) share Guillermo del Toros gifts, but he, too, has an eye for the beautiful and the grotesque, and for that entrancing borderlin ..
The Atlantic
3.5
A dark film, Thereons sparkling performance overshadows Stewarts lackluster effort.
Tony Medley
2.0
Sadly, the script doesnt take as much advantage of the seven dwarves opportunity as Tarsem Singh did for his lighthearted version.
Coles Mithey
2.5
Perhaps the best thing about Snow White and the Huntsman is it doesnt smirk at itself. It plays out as a story about mortality and greed and oppressio ..
Detroit News
3.3
And if theyd managed to do that, theyd probably have a pretty good movie on their hands.
3.1
The soggy new script by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini doesnt dig deep enough, work hard enough, or draw compelling enough charact ..
Groucho Reviews
2.0
If you like your fantasy dark, your characters broad, and your stories familiar, this lushly imagined riff on the classic fairy tale should scratch an ..
Hit Fix
4.5
Theron gives the picture some spine. As Snow White, Kristen Stewart supplies the heart.
Cnn
3.8
Slick and stylish, with an overriding desire to show you the grittier flip side of a famous fairy tale we usually see portrayed with more lightness. I ..
Aisle Seat
4.5
For a creaky old fairy tale considered by many to be past its bedtime story prime, this Snow White turns out to be much, much better than expected.
Herald Sun
1.5
...the celluloid equivalent of a wicked queen in this equation, a soulless predator undeniably easy on the eyes that longs to be all powerful, and can ..
Ner Dist
1.5
Ten minutes in, however, it deviates sharply into a yarn of epic battles and ghastly sorcery.
1.5
As a central triumvirate, Stewart, Hemsworth and Theron do a perfectly adequate job of both encapsulating their characters and holding up SWATHs flims ..
Cine Vue
2.5
For a film with the revisionist audacity that this one had, I cant think of a greater disappointment in its realization.
Varia Gate
3.0
Overly long and slow moving, its serious and ponderous from the get go, and doesnt really change gear until its underwhelming climax.
Nz Herald
3.1
Theron turns a stock character into a memorably sinister mix of scorned gold digger and plastic surgery addict. It takes a lot more than a pail of wat ..
Kansas City
3.0
Sadly, his doltishness doesnt work as well for him here as it did in the comically styled Thor and Avengers.
Digital Spy
3.0
Star of the show is Therons wicked stepmother, who seethes with barely contained sexual jealousy.
Flicks
3.8
She doesnt act like a princess because shes far from comfortable being treated like one.
Red Eye Chicago
2.0
Perhaps when it comes to fairy tales movie studios should just leave well enough alone unless they can come up with something that wont leave the audi ..
Stl Today
1.0
Hollywoods fairy tale fad reaches its nadir with this listless, witless, bum numbing adventure whimsy...
Ft
3.8
And then theres Charlize Theron (2011s Young Adult ), who once again has put an unforgettable stamp on an indelible screen creation not easily forgott ..
Dustin Put Man
1.5
Its better than you expect but its length and self seriousness probably make it too stolid and dark for the fairy tale demographic.
Hollywood And Fine
2.0
First time director Rupert Sanders conjures up some stylish gothic visuals, but this feels like a mash up of Lord Of The Rings and Game Of Thrones.
The Sun
2.0
Hers is an aura of self absorption that transcends the sumptuous sets and finds its truest expression in the inertia of the action sequences.
Killer Movie Reviews
3.0
The original tale of Snow White is plenty macabre on its own, but the one quality it doesnt possess is blockbusterdom.
Brian Or Ndorf
3.0
Movie, movie on the wall, whos the lamest of them all In Snow White and the Huntsman that distinction is pretty much up for grabs.
Patriot Ledger
2.0
The plot lurches forward without elegance or any kind of flow, hitting one event after another and not building up any kind of momentum to speak of.
Antagony & Ecstasy
2.5
Even the considerable imagination and investment on display here cant make this fairytale character or Kristen Stewart a viable movie star.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
Theron brings an imperious grandeur to Ravennas wicked plotting, as well as a trace of sympathy for the hard knock life that turned her heart so cold.
Sltrib
4.5
Snow White and the Huntsman isnt a brilliant film, and Evan Daughertys dialogue is at times over the top campy and just plain awkward.
2.0
Hes forged a successful career making award winning television commercials but taking on a $170m production as your first feature film Now thats a gut ..
The Film Pie
4.5
Advertisement Instead of going full goth, this Snow White improbably offers an homage to the cuteness of the classic Disney cartoon.
Io9 Gizmodo
2.5
Its too bad the filmmakers didnt spend more time crafting a compelling heroine and a story with more adventure.
Js Online
3.8
Unlike anachronistic animated spoofs like Hoodwinked, these films are hit and miss; there doesnt seem to be a general reason why Tim Burtons Alice in ..
Movie Crypt
3.5
Director Rupert Sanders is quite skilled in his feature film debut. He succeeds in creating a fantasy world with a striking dichotomy of darkness and ..
Movie Web
3.0
Strong effects, good design, and an exciting use of nature help to empower Stewart and Theron, who inject a rich, double dose of feminism.
Sandiego Reader
2.5
Viewers deserve the total cinematic package and they dont get it here.
Hollywood Chicago
2.0
Sanders doesnt seem to know what to do with his more intimate moments.
Shockya
2.0
The narrative lacks drive and theres something just a bit, well, dull about the whole thing, with too many characters in a plot that, ultimately, its ..
Sky
2.0
Kristen Stewart, bless her, doesnt exactly help matters, engaged as she is in full on lip biting, confuddled mode.
The Shiz Nit
3.5
More The Dark Knight than Twilight, this is one fairytale update that packs an impressive punch and a deft, human touch.
What Culture
3.8
Undoubtedly, this tougher Snow White will turn off those expecting swoon worthy romance and a breezy heigh ho tone.
Mercury News
3.1
... puts the grim back into Brothers Grimm ... Theron is at her best in the early scenes, when she depends on angry scowls and ear steam. Shes less ef ..
Bitly
1.9
Essentially, thats what Snow White and the Huntsman is a novelty.
Scene Stealers
4.5
Snow White is therefore equal to the teen imagination, the kind thats been cooking since the anal stage.
The Ooh Tray
1.5
Her comes and goes accent doesnt do the performance any favors either.)
Dvd Talk
1.5
As a tortured soul for whom beauty is power, Charlize Theron pulls out all the stops, but director Rupert Sanders doesnt know when to rein her in and ..
What So
1.5
For an older audience, though, theres never a moment in which you wonder where this storya staple of so many childhoodsis going.
reason
1.5
A film that succeeds somewhat by not trying to be anything its not.
Bowling Green Daily News
3.0
Conversely, Charlize Theron, who doesnt come associated with the baggage of a major franchise, is the standout performer.
Scifi Now
2.0
Though a likable presence, Stewart doesnt project iconic goodness (and while shes perfectly nice looking, any magic mirror that thinks shes a threat t ..
Decent Films
3.8
The film sets a startlingly foreboding stage upon which an old story plays in sometimes inspired ways.
Scifi Movie Page
2.5
Takes its cues from ... Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings trilogy and HBOs hit series Game of Thrones. If only it ever felt as grand as the former, or ..
Streaming Quickflix
3.1
The story ultimately becomes more Tolkien than Grimm, with extraneous additions and radical reworkings meant to assuage moviegoers weaned on the Peter ..
Clclt
0.5
Stewart is a truly poor actress, but she looks cool and confident next to Therons outrageous overacting.
East Bay Express
2.5
A film like this should have easily been able to work, but it needed much better execution than these filmmakers gave it.
2.5
At its best, Snow White and the Huntsman is a bold, vivid, imaginative retelling of a beloved fairy tale. It is both stark and gorgeous, bleak and bea ..
Tony Mack
2.0
This film doesnt breathe as much as it hyperventilates, dragging out scenes to twice what they should be.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
Visually impressive but a little hollow overall, not unlike its lead.
Concrete Play Ground
3.0
Whether the setting is a real spot of nature or technology generated wizardry, magnificent treats welcome ones eyes.
Rediff
1.5
You can almost hear her future mother in law: She doesnt cook, she doesnt clean Snow White and the Huntsman Directed by Rupert Sanders.
Ny Mag
3.5
The stylistic influence of Lord of the Rings permeates the film and effectively sells the fairy tale as a drama driven showdown between the Evil Queen ..
Tiny Url
1.9
There isnt a shot in the film from the spinning Gods eye views to the epic cross country journey longshots that doesnt feel stale.
Cinema Sight
3.0
With an aesthetic that will draw inevitable comparisons to Mordor and the series Game of Thrones, his is a medieval world full of death and decay, who ..
Fan The Fire Magazine
4.5
If thats not an allegory for the Hollywood star system I dont know what is.
Entertainment Time
3.0
Is this classic miscasting. Kristen Stewart The fairest one of all In a pure, whos hot and whos not contest, Charlize Theron wicked queen or not wins ..
Tri City Herald
2.5
She is saddled with simple minded dialogue and dirty fingernails.
Entertainment Spectrum
3.8
I liked Mirror Mirror because of its tongue in cheek humor. I like Snow White and the Huntsman because its, well forgive me so grim.
Qc Times
1.9
Stewart succeeds in conveying Snow Whites compassion (her Inner Beauty) without mushiness.
Boston Phoenix
3.0
Not a perfect movie by any stretch of the imagination, Snow White and the Huntsman can boast truly magnificent performances minus Stewart, of course a ..
Reel Talk Online
3.0
Its an odd epic that has moments, but nothing that will stand the test of time.
The Scorecard Review
2.0
Still, first time director Rupert Sanders doesnt tip off his lack of experience too often.
Wp Me
3.1
If youre going to mess with a fairy tale, then youd better mess with it well. Snow White and the Huntsman toes the line very closely but eventually fa ..
Tulsa World
2.5
Snow White and the Huntsman has real glimpses of beguiling beauty, and accomplished fantasy action but repeatedly doses itself with the poison apple a ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
Though humorless and anchored by a two register performance from Charlize Theron, the picture must be seen for its enchanting recreation of an alterna ..
Compuserve
3.0
This Snow White may not be the fairest of them all, but sometimes, especially during the heat of summer, fair to middling does just fine.
Review Journal
4.5
Sanders recaptures the storys dark roots and delivers a compelling and epic adventure that is a definite bright spot in a surprisingly dull summer mov ..
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.5
Vastly superior to Mirror, Mirror in every way. Great work from Charlize Theron.
Richard Roeper
3.5
I think youre invested in this movie from the moment it starts. It is a little inconsistent but overall I had fun with it. But no, Kristen Stewart is ..
Schmoes Know
3.0
The movie offers few thrills but will provide some great screen savers.
Metro Times
4.5
What you take away from this dark film, filled with several twisted characters and twisty turns, is a great deal of nicely crafted atmosphere, and a t ..
The Indian Express
3.0
It takes a strong beating heart for any story to achieve immortality.
The Film Experience
4.0
This slightly overstuffed entertainment rises, in part thanks to , to one of the most pleasant surprises of the summer movie season so far.
MSN Movies
1.5
This could have been a unique spin on a classic, full of visual stunts that enhance the story. Unfortunately thats not the case.
3.5
Snow White and the Huntsman makes for a great summer popcorn flick that may actually end up surprising some of you out there who may not have been cla ..
Dread Central
3.0
Led by a perfectly cast Charlize Theron devouring the scenery as the evil queen, Snow White and the Huntsman is an entertaining spin on the classic ta ..
The Diva Review
2.0
Forgetting the fact that were supposed to accept Stewart as fairer than Theron in the first place (seriously, who cast this movie), Therons incredible ..
Flixist
2.0
Director Rupert Sanders is known for making television commercials that look like fairy tales. Now he has made a fairy tale that looks like a commerci ..
Movie Mom
3.0
Clearly, this is one of her special magic beauty treatments, but it doesnt make sense even in a fantastical way.
Movie Line
3.0
This gorgeous yet fractured fairytale has its flaws but is interesting enough and enjoyable enough to maintain your interest.
Standard Net Au
1.5
Theres lots of talent on display in the film (and I think the film will make a good display movie for your home theater one day), but none of it matte ..
Bad Ass Digest
3.0
Snow White & The Huntsman is a well crafted yarn that overstays its welcome.
Liver Pool Echo
3.5
Theron portrays the malevolent monarch Ravenna with over the top zeal and almost makes the tyrant sympathetic.
Kc Active
2.0
Feels confused, directionless and overstuffed, with an uneven pace and a tone that lurches from dark gothic horror to candy coloured fairy garden to e ..
The Mercury
3.8
Overlong but brilliantly realized; goes off the deep end a bit as it transforms Snow White into a Joan of Arc figure, as if in fulfillment of the Narn ..
Gomemphis
3.0
Worth watching for the breathless moments when it captures the magic completely on screen. But while its heart may be in the right place, it doesnt be ..
Sfx
3.0
Still, if youve a mind to see a classic fairy tale rendered as an action movie, and if you want to see a sizeable handful of fine English actors have ..
Blog Oregonlive
4.5
Rupert Sanders vision of enchantment is a Thomas Kinkade painting brought to life.
D Cist
2.5
The movie also confirms something Ive suspected for a while but never felt like exposing myself to ridicule enough to say: Kristen Stewart isnt a bad ..
Blogs Houston Press
1.5
A balance of sword fights and intimate moments has helped the story endure but that doesnt mean its immune to tampering.
Digital Journal
2.0
A movie that plays like its own art book: lovely to browse through, but excruciating to actually experience.
Mania.com
1.5
Now thats a land of enchantment well worth your time, and a movie well worth your money.
4.5
That it doesnt really nail a flavour all its own is ok; it mimics the best bits of other movies so well, theres plenty of enjoyment to be had even if ..
Screen Space(Squarespace)
2.5
The basic outline remains the same. Snow White, tormented by the death of her parents, is locked away in a tower by her evil witch of a step mother wh ..
Dna India
3.0
While its a heavily flawed film, theres more good than bad to be found in this adaptation of the Grimm tale.
Fox News
4.5
What is narrative WTF ness Its any time theres a fault in the narrative that makes you go WTF.
Cines Nark
4.0
Snow White is a good looking film which will thrill children from the age of nine/ten up.
Birmingham Mail
4.5
Simply put, shes fascinating to watch and ranks among Therons most memorable and entertaining performances.
Fanboys of the Universe
4.5
For a movie that seems aimed at the young female demographic, theres a surprising wallop of Boys Own adventure.
Ma Cleans
3.0
Restores some of the fables pre Disney grit and gristle and strips decades of candy coating off its grown up edge.
American Profile
3.0
Could have benefitted from complexity over fairy tale simplicity.
The Reel Deal
3.0
Director Rupert Sanders and actress Charlize help elevate this otherwise forgettable fairy tale.
Big Hollywood
2.0
The only one who comes out of this odd pairing unscathed is Walt Disney, looking smarter than ever for boiling the tale down to its mythical essence w ..
Dallas News
3.1
The films appeal lies in its deadly serious approach to its story. Theres no winking at the audience, no tongue in cheek. Everyone plays it straight, ..
Jc Online
3.8
But director Rupert Sanders does create an evocative fairy tale world, equal parts menace and wonder, even if much of it looks an awful lot like Lord ..
Jackson Ville
3.0
Apparently there are at least 15 more fairytale films in production, including two each based on Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Peter Pan, but I doub ..
1.5
Snow White grows up spirited all right though we dont exactly know how shes spirited.
Tor.com
3.8
Goodness is not nearly as much fun to play as evil or the flawed anti hero, so Kristen Stewart is stuck in the middle with all the other actors having ..
Atlantic City Weekly
1.5
Everything looks sleek and shiny when it doesnt look foreboding and grimy. (
Deads
1.0
Yet another film that tells us, over and over again, that Kristen Stewart is the most valuable, sought after being in the universe, without showing us ..
Technology Tell
4.5
Mirror Mirror garnered easy laughs by playing with overly familiar tropes.
3.8
Snow White and the Huntsman works because of the impressive directorial debut of Sanders and Therons dynamic performance.
BlackFilm.com
3.0
The main reason to see it (on the big screen, especially) are the delicious, evocative production elements.
Spectrum (St. George, Utah ..
3.0
With a harder commitment to the macabre, a recast lead and the abolishment of the love triangle, this could have been a minor classic.
The Crat
2.0
In the contest between last springs Mirror Mirror and this pic, whos the fairest of them all Turns out its a tie ... flat versus ponderous, theyre bot ..
3.1
A brazenly blasphemous overhaul of Snow White designed to exploit the popular vampire formula.
Kam Williams
4.5
The superb cinematography and art direction deserve praise, but they could shorten the middle part of the story.
1.5
But Snow White and the Huntsman isnt a commercial, or if it is, Im not sure for what other than a licensed video game.
Easy Reader News
2.5
Sanders makes all the mistakes of a neophyte filmmaker, but doing it with such a massive budget leads to a cinematic hodgepodge of fractured fairy tal ..
Toronto Star
4.5
This is a small tragedy, since theres a great movie in here somewhere.
Deep Focus Review
3.5
A surprisingly compelling action/fantasy film, with a consistent pace, effective atmosphere and commanding visuals galore.
Moviedex
3.0
Sanders outing is a Gothic technical triumph in many ways... there is a lot of visual wonder to bask in and be inspired by, making Sanders next projec ..
Real.com
2.5
Though there are moments that are visually interesting to gaze at, the characters are severely underdeveloped, the direction generic, and the pacing k ..
Jeffrey Manderson Blog Spo ..
3.0
A dark and gritty take on the classic, Sanders succeeds mightily in the look and feel of his film, but his ability to direct his impressive cast is se ..
1.5
But even scholarly collation doesnt stop the morphing of such stories.
The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
3.1
This Snow White is one of those revisionist fairy tales in which the princess takes control of her own destiny. A different actress might have been ab ..
Seattle Times
3.0
The costumes are wicked cool, the special effects impress, and the finale is sufficiently rousing, but the script takes no chances with characters tha ..
3.5
This latest reworking of the Snow White story is heavy on Gothic tinged menace, and thats before Hemsworths Huntsman falls for Snow White, and Britain ..
The Big Issue
1.5
In the end, Snow White and the Huntsman proves that style can never triumph over material.
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