MOVIE REVIEW: "Snow White" leaves too many questions unanswered
A dark twist to the classic tale of Snow White will leave audience members wanting more.
“Snow White and the Huntsman,” which came out in theaters Friday, tells the story of a young girl whose father is killed by an evil witch (Charlize Theron), who then takes over the kingdom. Snow White (Kristen Stewart) is locked in a tower for several years until her escape.
The Queen hires a drunkard huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to hunt down the girl, whose heart can make the queen immortal.
While Theron and Hemsworth greatly outshine Stewart, her performance improved slightly from the lackluster acting in “Twilight.”
For example, there were moments when Stewart showed a small smirk when an average person would have been grinning ear-to-ear. This is an improvement from the constant grimace the actress has on her face.
In addition, a casting error seemed to have been made. Throughout the movie, the mirror tells the Queen that Snow White is “the fairest of them all.” However, anyone with two eyes can see that Theron is much more attractive than Stewart.
Despite the distraction of Stewart’s poor acting, the other stars and special effects were impressive.
Soldiers shattered into dark obsidian-style crystal shards. A stag turned into a swarm of butterflies. Mushroom-induced hallucinations seemed life-like. And none of it looked tacky.
However, the story was extremely slow-paced and moderately dull. There was a lot of potential, but very little of it was utilized.
For example, some insight is given into the history of the Queen’s fascination with beauty, but it ends up being more confusing than enlightening.
This leant to the most frustrating part of the movie: countless questions were left unanswered. Moviegoers will be left hanging at the end, but not in an intelligent “Inception” style. Rather, audience members will leave wondering what happened to a large majority of the characters. I was even left wondering who seemingly important characters actually were.
Emotions will be torn when the credits start rolling. Glad the movie is over, but sad that more information was left uncovered.
Rating: 2 out of 4 stars
