Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman is Hollywood's latest attempt to turn something once light and fluffy into something more gritty and dirty because well, The Dark Knight made a shit ton of money so what worked for that movie will surely work for this.

While I don't agree with the idea behind it, I have to admit the execution isn't all that bad. First time director Rupert Sanders fills his debut with impressive visuals and a willing cast that's filled with some serious talent.

Without a doubt, the highlight for me was Charlize Theron. Theron is turning it up to eleven here and couldn't be more fun. What's even more surprising, is that I actually believed her as a threat. Yea, she gave a few too many speeches when she could have just killed her mortal enemy, but I didn't doubt for a second that she would do whatever she had to. Actually, the whole movie went to some pretty dark places, at least darker than I thought it would.

But I cannot get for the life of me why didn't Universal promote the dwarfs more? They had Bob Hoskins, Nick Frost, Ian McShane and Ray Winstone. These guys are absolutely great and the effects even better. But the marketing barely glossed over them. Bad, bad move.

It's nice to see Hemsworth in something else, but he doesn't have too much to do, which one could consider a problem since his name is in the title, but whatever. He's got charisma to spare.

Now, I am an the minority apparently but I really like Kristen Stewart. I think with the right script and director she can be great. Into the Wild, The Runaways, Adventureland. All great examples of how good she can be. Here though, she's fine. Nothing spectacular, but the script doesn't give us any great example of why she is the one to end all the darkness besides just telling us.

Overall, I had fun while I was watching this flick, but almost immediately after exiting the theater I had completely forgotten about it. It took me two days to get the urge to sit down and write about it, so take that as you will.