The beginning was good because it starts off with some backstory. Of course, this backstory is the classic fairytale we know and love. You know, the one were Snow White is born with lips red as a rose, skin white as snow, and hair black as night. Then, the princess's mother dies and her father falls in love with a commoner who ends up killing him, and Snow White (Kristen Stewart) is imprisoned in the North Tower of the castle in the kingdom her evil stepmother (Charlize Theron) and queen reigns over. Snow White lives in this dungoen until her eighteenth birthday, when she becomes fairest of the land. However, Snow White sneeks out before the queen came have her. Like the Disney movie, a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) comes to collect Snow White and her still-beating heart in the Dark Forest. The huntsman lets Snow White go when he realizes that the queen will not be keeping up her end of the deal. Queen Ravena and the huntsman had made a deal that if he captured Snow White and brought her back to the Queen, the Queen would bring the huntsman's late wife back from the grave. The huntsman soon realizes this was a lie and lets Snow White go. This is where the movie becomes lackluster. It was a lot of wandering around in forests and a lot of running away from the queen, and in that way, lost some of the idea of the story. During this time Snow White and the huntsman meet the dwarfs. Still, uneventful. It isn't until we near the end that things become interesting again. On her journey through the forest, Snow White meets a prince and he is very into her and will do just about anything for her. However, in the one of the last forest scenes, Queen Ravena is disguised as him and presents the princess with the infamous poisoned apple. You know what comes next: Snow White is then dead until true loves kiss can reawaken her from this eternal slumber. The prince tries to kiss her, but, unlike the classic fairytale, she does not wake. Then the huntsman has a moment alone with the sleeping princess and pours his heart out to her about how he has not felt a love like hers since his late wife. Then he kisses her and walks out of the room. In a few moments time, the princess awakes (Cue Awws). SPOILER ALERT! As predicted, Snow White kills Queen Ravena and then is crowned the new queen and the land lives happily ever after. As for the huntsman, it is assumed he and Snow White fell in love. At least that's what I gathered.
So maybe it doesn't sound that boring, but there was a good hour where they were just running through forests. To be fair, the actors and actresses in this movie were very good. Charlize Theron was darkly captivating as the evil queen Ravena. Kristen Stewart turned a pretty princess into a warrior leader and her accent was much better than I had anticipated. For the record, Kristen Stewart is much better in this movie than Twilight. Chris Hemsworth rounded out this immensely talented trio and was very convincing as a scary huntsman turned protective and trustworthy soldier. I honestly think the story was what got them into trouble, not the acting. I would give this movie a 3.5 out of 5 stars for the brilliant acting, the amazing costumes and sets and the beginning and end of the story, which was interesting. Would I recommend it? Not sure. I would say if you want to see it then do, but if you were uninterested before, you'll probably still be as uninterested after.
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