Snow White and the Huntsman

In a way it was only fitting that I didn't enjoy Snow White and the Huntsman as from a young age Snow White and I have never quite seen eye to eye. She was plain, she was a pain and she wasn't that pretty. So as you can imagine, when I heard that Twilights Kristen Stewart would be playing her in this live action semi-adaptation, I don't think I could have cast it better if I tried.

Snow White and the Huntsman is more or less a medieval retelling of the Disney tale, taking a few elements from the original Brothers Grimm version. Minus the singing woodland creatures, the cute house in the woods, the idyllic setting and a prince. Kristen Stewart still somehow manages to play the title character and keep the original innocence and naivety despite her less than ideal circumstances, and all with a surprisingly decent British accent (I suspect she picked up a few things from her British boyfriend). Nevertheless that isn't enough to stop her evil stepmother Ravenna from sending her super creepy and freakishly devoted brother Fin (Sam Spruell) to finish off Snow White. 

Enter Chris Hemsworth (swoon) as the Huntsman, called in as reinforcement to help capture an escaped Snow White. With his own deal struck with the queen and agenda in mind he sets off with his sword and Scottish accent to track down Snow White in the Dark Forest.
Though he was the brutish reluctant aid to Snow Whites misdemeanour's, his performance was heavily under played and after a while I could no longer count on his character to get me through the remainder of the film. 

Evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) who's only leisure comes from sucking the souls of the beautiful and bathing in what I like to think of as milk, seemed more psycho bitch than blood thirsty sorceress. Her character depiction just wasn't believable and frankly she should have taken a leaf out of Once Upon A Times Evil Queen, played by actress (Lana Parrilla) who would have done the role justice.

The cast of Dwarfs provided the only comical element within the movie, I thought it a shame that the film wasn't focused on them alone. All in all the storyline lacked any real depth and there were no elements to emotionally attach the viewer to a single character or background story. Everything from the deaths, the journey and the happily ever after came to quickly leaving no suspense to keep you awake through this ultimately boring film. The only thrills came from Ravenna's Dementor inspired mirror that was a refreshing take on the classic floating head.