Ratings: 7.3/10
Film Class: A
Genre: Dark Fairytale
The "darkness" about this film is reminiscence of Alice in Wonderland (2010, the one by Tim Burton) and The Brothers Grimm. I watched Mirror Mirror way back, and these 2 movies came out around the same time.
Mirror Mirror was light-hearted, but all in all quite crappy. I prefer this "version" of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, somehow there's more class to it. Snow White was more of a warrior, the seven dwarfs weren't so merrily perfect, and the Prince's charm wasn't that magical.
The essence of the fairytale was all there, incorporated with dark elements and bits of twists here and there. Evil stepmother, more evil than in the books, black magic, darker than in the books, Prince Charming, even more charming with his spot on bullseye-shots, and the seven dwarfs, more of warriors than merry men. The only new addition, the variable is the Huntsman, initially recruited by the Evil Queen to hunt Snow White down, but eventually turned guardian for the Princess.
I absolutely loved the cast in this film, be it good or bad, and though I'm not a fan of Kristen Stewart, she made a "pretty" "fair" kick-ass Snow White worth rooting for. Impressive graphics and costumes. The ending, though not fairytale romantic, was a good closure to this classic tale.
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