Review: "Snow White and the Huntsman" flirts with creative brilliance
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Film Rating: B “Snow White and the Huntsman” is a deeply flawed film I have near limitless respect for. It is the rare major studio motion picture with vast ambition, brought to life by Rupert Sanders, a first-time director with the talent to execute as much of that vision as possible given the realities of this business. And the reality is that when a studio like Universal has given a rookie filmmaker $170 million to execute a popular, marketable fairy-tale set-up, artistic license is far from the only master being served. Unfortunately, it shows. Sanders and the screenwriters have come up with fascinating, insightful new interpretations of the title characters, the wicked Queen, and the world they inhabit, but the film’s greatest qualities are constantly held back by what feels like a studio-manufactured checklist of plot points and blockbuster pacing.
Review: "Snow White and the Huntsman" flirts with creative brilliance
Review: "Snow White and the Huntsman" flirts…
Review: "Snow White and the Huntsman" flirts with creative brilliance
Film Rating: B “Snow White and the Huntsman” is a deeply flawed film I have near limitless respect for. It is the rare major studio motion picture with vast ambition, brought to life by Rupert Sanders, a first-time director with the talent to execute as much of that vision as possible given the realities of this business. And the reality is that when a studio like Universal has given a rookie filmmaker $170 million to execute a popular, marketable fairy-tale set-up, artistic license is far from the only master being served. Unfortunately, it shows. Sanders and the screenwriters have come up with fascinating, insightful new interpretations of the title characters, the wicked Queen, and the world they inhabit, but the film’s greatest qualities are constantly held back by what feels like a studio-manufactured checklist of plot points and blockbuster pacing.