REVIEW BY TOM WORFOLK
Now I must start off by saying that I am not the biggest Kristen Stewart fan in the world or even in the room I am writing this in - currently there are only two people in this room and the other person I don't really know but I am sure they have a better opinion of Kristen - in fact I just asked her and her opinion is that Kristen is OK and that is infinitesimally better than my opinion. That being said I will try and not let that influence my review of this film and keep this as objective as possible - lets give it a go... let me know how I do...
Snow white has been done over and over again and then to get two films in the matter of a few weeks in the cinema is quite .... cool I think. Both films are based on Snow White, both films have a great cast, both films being based on snow white have similar story lines but both films have a completely different visual style to them. Snow White and then Huntsman is a very gritty, very "real" portrayal of the Grimm story and actually it is not that bad.
I am not going to go into a plot summary due to that fact that if you are over the age of 2 you should know the story of Snow White very well. For those that really do need reminding of the story, there is an evil queen, a poisoned apple, 7 dwarfs, a mirror and of course the fairest of them all... catch up. Kristen Stewart plays Snow, Chris Hemsworth (Thor and Kirk's Dad) plays The Huntsman, The Evil Witch is played by Charlize Theron and then the dwarfs are played by Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost to name but a few.
Whilst watching this film there are moments when you think you are watching Robin Hood or Braveheart. The dwarfs add a comedic respite to what is really a dark film. The evil queen is played brilliantly and credit should go to Charlize for it. Also credit should go to the queen's costume and makeup - it is quite amazing at times.
Unfortunately, as with Twilight and the Hunger Games, the makers of Snow White and the Huntsman seem to have added the Huntsman simply to incorporate a love triangle into what could have been an awesome film. This may be what the 14 to 18 year old girls really want to see but I just feel that this could have been left out, get rid of the huntsman and concentrate on a gritty, epic fantasy version of the fairy tale. I thought this was gong to to be a contender up there with the Hobbit later this year but I don't see this film ever being compared to any of Peter Jackson's films.
Overall the film is good. It tells the story in way that has not been told before, you start to feel what it must be like to be Snow White but the film could have done with some tweaks. No Huntsman, more time with the Dwarfs, different main actress (sorry!) and you could have had a real winning combination. As it stands, the film is 2 hours of enjoyable watching and the film is one of those that you would happily watch once and leave it on your shelf to gather dust for years.
You tell me what you think...
Year: 2012
Classification: 12A
Duration: 127 mins
More info to be found on IMDb
Now I must start off by saying that I am not the biggest Kristen Stewart fan in the world or even in the room I am writing this in - currently there are only two people in this room and the other person I don't really know but I am sure they have a better opinion of Kristen - in fact I just asked her and her opinion is that Kristen is OK and that is infinitesimally better than my opinion. That being said I will try and not let that influence my review of this film and keep this as objective as possible - lets give it a go... let me know how I do...Snow white has been done over and over again and then to get two films in the matter of a few weeks in the cinema is quite .... cool I think. Both films are based on Snow White, both films have a great cast, both films being based on snow white have similar story lines but both films have a completely different visual style to them. Snow White and then Huntsman is a very gritty, very "real" portrayal of the Grimm story and actually it is not that bad.
I am not going to go into a plot summary due to that fact that if you are over the age of 2 you should know the story of Snow White very well. For those that really do need reminding of the story, there is an evil queen, a poisoned apple, 7 dwarfs, a mirror and of course the fairest of them all... catch up. Kristen Stewart plays Snow, Chris Hemsworth (Thor and Kirk's Dad) plays The Huntsman, The Evil Witch is played by Charlize Theron and then the dwarfs are played by Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost to name but a few.
Whilst watching this film there are moments when you think you are watching Robin Hood or Braveheart. The dwarfs add a comedic respite to what is really a dark film. The evil queen is played brilliantly and credit should go to Charlize for it. Also credit should go to the queen's costume and makeup - it is quite amazing at times.
Unfortunately, as with Twilight and the Hunger Games, the makers of Snow White and the Huntsman seem to have added the Huntsman simply to incorporate a love triangle into what could have been an awesome film. This may be what the 14 to 18 year old girls really want to see but I just feel that this could have been left out, get rid of the huntsman and concentrate on a gritty, epic fantasy version of the fairy tale. I thought this was gong to to be a contender up there with the Hobbit later this year but I don't see this film ever being compared to any of Peter Jackson's films.
Overall the film is good. It tells the story in way that has not been told before, you start to feel what it must be like to be Snow White but the film could have done with some tweaks. No Huntsman, more time with the Dwarfs, different main actress (sorry!) and you could have had a real winning combination. As it stands, the film is 2 hours of enjoyable watching and the film is one of those that you would happily watch once and leave it on your shelf to gather dust for years.
You tell me what you think...
Year: 2012
Classification: 12A
Duration: 127 mins
More info to be found on IMDb
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