Charlize Theron is one of my favorite actresses and she’s terrific as obsessive Queen Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman. Kristen Stewart is a credible Snow White and Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in The Avengers, shows he can win hearts as The Huntsman, too. You know the story: the evil Queen wants to be “the fairest of them all” but her magic mirror tells her that Snow White surpasses her. The Queen sends a Huntsman to kill Snow White and bring back her heart (which the Queen plans to consume). Things don’t work out and Snow White and the Huntsman encounter some dwarfs. Snow White is poisoned… Well, you know the rest. Telling such a familiar story demands a strong cast to carry out the action and produce some surprises. Snow White and the Huntsman is surprisingly good. GRADE: A-
Saw this yesterday and reqally enjoyed it.
I’m with you, Scott. SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN is very good!
I wooda guv it maybe a B. It had some god stuff, but it lacked focus, and, like every other movie these days, it was toodamnlong.
You have to admit PROMETHEUS is a good looking film, Dan. If you read that snarky review I provided the link to, you’ll find someone who had even more quibbles with PROMETHEUS than you did.
I saw it opening weekend and thought it was one of the worst films I’ve seen in a long, long time. The story had so many “that didn’t make any sense” moments, the acting was bad, the editing worse, and the ending was what the acronym “WTF?” was made for.
I agree with you on the conclusion of SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, Carl. I figure the bizarre ending is just there to set up a possible sequel.