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Snow White And The Huntsman

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (Rupert Sanders). 127 minutes. Opens Friday (June 1). See listings. Rating: NN


Snow White And The Huntsman adapts the classic fairy tale for Twi-hards who like their fantasies served with Kristen Stewart and some burning loins.

In this admittedly Grimm take, Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron, mugging passionately) dispatches the titular huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to capture an escaped Snow White (Stewart), who’s destined to lead a revolution. As you might expect, the Huntsman joins Snow on a Lord Of The Rings-style journey to find what remains of her army. Their long and boring travels are fraught with distractions like a troll under a bridge, a land full or fairies and some tyke-sized miners.

The filmmakers are reaching for epic adventure, but the only thrills come by way of the bold visual designs. Director Rupert Sanders (who hails from the land of commercials) delivers eye candy through set design and costumes, particularly in scenes revolving around Theron’s vain queen. Isn’t it fitting that a story about a vicious medieval beauty pageant can only be recommended for its aesthetics?

The characters, while dressed to kill, lack substance, particularly Snow White. Stewart has been hanging around vampires for so long that her performance is lifeless.

Like that poison apple, SWATH looks inviting but offers nothing you’d want to chew on.

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