The Christian Sciene MonitorFairy tales are often dark, but “Snow White and the Huntsman” overdoes it. Director Rupert Sanders turns the Snow White lege...
Total FilmA visually inventive, deliciously dark fairytale reheat. The story's far from the stuff of legend, but Theron makes for a fe...
The Boston GlobeAfter a while, you just sit back and let the thing wash over you, marveling and giggling as necessary.
Salon ArtsI resisted this derivative mishmash of classic fairytale and modern epic fantasy for as long as I could, but ultimately it s...
The New York TimesThere is something exciting about how seriously Snow White and the Huntsman takes its themes.
Rolling StoneSnow White and the Huntsman has a darkness that seeps into the soul - but it's also definitely a missed opportunity. Directo...
Wall Street JournalThe director sets a heart-pounding pace, pausing only for such interludes as Snow White's encounter with seven dwarfs who co...
Los Angeles TimesIt is an absolute wonder to watch and creates a warrior princess for the ages. But what this revisionist fairy tale does not...
USA TodayStunningly shot and inconsistently acted and written, Snow White has enough visual fireworks to keep the film afloat, even i...
San Francisco ChronicleA slow, boring film that has no charm and is highlighted only by a handful of special effects and Charlize Theron's truly ev...
Washington PostA virtual orchard of toxic excess, starting with the unnecessarily sprawling cast of characters.
New York Daily NewsSnow White and the Huntsman, a solemn but mostly savvy rewrite, is a welcome upgrade.
ReelViewsSnow White and the Huntsman is a darker, more serious endeavor - a fantasy-tinged action/adventure tragedy that may disappoi...
The GuardianThe film is a muddy, bloody, violent, overlong sword-and-sorcery affair. Shot on lowering locations in Wales and Ireland, it...
Film School RejectsCharlize Theron eating a bird’s heart; the creature designs; Charlize Theron yelling; the violent black glass goons; Charliz...
FirstShowingThere's room to grow, and Snow White and the Huntsman could very easily go down as the introduction to the movie world to Ru...
/FilmDirector Rupert Sanders indulges himself with some shots cribbed from Terrence Malick, and lots of other good-looking stuff,...
Entertainment WeeklyIt doesn't help that Snow White's romantic inclinations remain oddly vague throughout.
E! OnlineA beautiful queen's reign is threatened by her entitled brat of a stepdaughter. This version of the classic fairy tale isn't...
The GuardianIt's less jokey than the recent Mirror Mirror, but this Twilightified fairytale has the same basic problem
Chicago Sun-Times"Snow White and the Huntsman" reinvents the legendary story in a film of astonishing beauty and imagination.
Hollywood ReporterStrikingly designed and cast makeover of the children's tale into a straight-line, romance-free action odyssey.
JobloSuffice to say, SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN really impressed me, and I'll admit that I'm not the easiest sell for fantasy film...
Film FractureWhile visually stunning, the film is unevenly paced, unnecessarily wordy and overly melodramatic.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Rupert Sanders
Writer: Evan Daugherty
Studio: Universal Pictures
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth
Release: June 1, 2012
Writer: Evan Daugherty
Studio: Universal Pictures
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth
Release: June 1, 2012
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