Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Rupert Anders
	Actors: Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Cabin in the Woods), Charlize Theron (Hancock, Prometheus)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Action, Fantasy
	Conditions of visioning: 08.02.2014, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: After her father is duped, killed and his throne taken by Ravenna (Theron), the young Snow White (Steward) spends years in prison and when she escapes she searches for allies.
Review: Watching this movie reminded me of an interview by Guillermo del Toro during which he explained that when he was having a meeting with producers to talk about making a movie, half of the people in the room were financial analysts that were presenting plots and charts about what the public wants and what will make most money. Snow White and the Huntsman seems to have been built like that. All the best ingredients are present: the adaptation of a popular story, known actors that will please a large range of viewers, a Fantasy story like in the recent success Game of Thrones and the upcoming (at the time) The Hobbit (there are even Dwarfs, and a Troll that brings nothing to the story), two men for the love of one woman (Twilight-style), a chosen one with special powers (Matrix?), the power of Nature (like in Avatar + the giant dear like in Princess Mononoke) and many special effects. But even with good ingredients, a poor cook will fail. For me the actors were over-playing (especially Charlize Theron) or not playing well (Kristen Steward, like Derek Zoolander, has only one look), the music was not guiding me through the story like it should have, and in general I didn't feel involved in the story. That's a pity because I like the modern adaptation of the tale. It also reminds me of a much worse Chinese movie called Wind Blast that I have seen at the Far East Udine Film Festival in 2011 and that seems to have been engineered to please the audience but that was plain awful to watch. I even left the room before the end although I very seldom do that.
Rating: 4 /10