An average movie

Back in 2012, there were two Snow White movie productions and while ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ was a success (at least, if you consider the box-office results), this movie was a flop. Well, I didn’t care much for ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ but it was still indeed slightly better than this flick. The most saddening effect is the impact it might have on Tarsem Singh’s career. Indeed, I think I have never seen a director rising and then falling so quickly. Indeed, he started with the visually impressive ‘The Cell’, then blew us away with ‘The Fall’ and many, including myself, thought we had one of the most exciting directors but then he gave us two huge misfires (‘Immortals’ and this feature) and there is not much left from those great expectations. I mean, once again, the whole thing looked terrific. Indeed, everything, from the design, the costumes, the sets were just gorgeous but that was probably the only positive thing I can think of. Basically, the story was just terribly underwhelming. Furthermore, even though Lily Collins and Armie Hammer were perfectly cast (Hammer having the most fun with his part), I seriously didn’t care much for Julia Roberts. I mean, it was nice that she tried to be the villain for once but the Evil queen needs to be really evil, not just arrogant and selfish (just check Charlize Theron in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, that’s how you should play it). To conclude, it was a really misguided project from the start, it is seriously tedious to watch and I don’t think it is really worth a look.

5/10