Mirror mirror on the wall, is "Snow White and the Huntsman" really the fairest of them all?
With a less-than-stellar 46 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it looks like critics aren't that impressed with the fairy tale epic. Slate called the film "disjointed" and "lugubrious," but that wasn't the film's only problem. Leading lady Kristen Stewart was also criticized for her "general aura of sulky passivity."
Can these harsh critiques all be right? Or do these writers simply need a good book, some sun and a chilled beverage?
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Stewart's Snow White, here refashioned as a warrior, is too reminiscent of her twitchy "Twilight" character Bella Swann and would have a hard time convincing people to follow her to Forever 21, let alone storm a castle.
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Snow White and the Huntsman, the debut feature of Rupert Sanders, does [Kristen] no favors. Stewart is laced so tightly into her character that she can hardly breathe, let alone give a performance.
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God bless her, Kristen Stewart just doesn't have a whole lot of range going on in the emotions category. She plays most of the movie with one look; open mouthed confusion.
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Stunningly shot and inconsistently acted and written, Snow White has enough visual fireworks to keep the film afloat, even if star Kristen Stewart can't get out of Twilight mode.
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Some of the fairy tale effects are marvelous; but the odyssey from darkness to light is unduly long and sloggy, and Stewart, with her contemporary edge, seems to be acting in the wrong era.
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Snow does earn top billing, but don't be fooled: This film belongs to the Oscar-winning Theron, who sinks her talons into the killer part, making every snarl and outburst such wicked, cruel fun to behold. Stewart is fine as Snow, but her sullen demeanor doesn't exactly inspire the sense of hope the role demands.
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‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Dwarfed By Comatose Kristen Stewart. And while the film builds up Snow White as the fantasy land’s god-like savior, Kristen Stewart plays the part like a lethargic zombie desperate to return to “Twilight” loves Edward or Jacob. Any hint of anyone she’s supposed to love or be loved by in this film lacks utter authenticity.
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Stewart remains the glummest, grubbiest star out there, always looking like she needs two aspirin and a good shampoo in whatever film she makes. She’s fine as a put-upon captive, but as a holy virgin warrior meant to lead an army into battle? She’s more like Joan of Snark.
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Stewart’s whole manner, her slouchy bearing and general aura of sulky passivity, make her ill-suited to play a deposed princess whose irresistible charisma enables her to lead a peasant revolt. Still, the image of her leading a castle siege in full battle armor is so incongruous it might come from one of those parody trailers that opened Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder.
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The performances — notably from Kristen Stewart as the iconic title character — don't always live up to the film's visionary promise. Beyond Stewart's distractingly inconsistent British accent, she simply lacks the presence to serve as a convincing warrior princess.
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Can't Kristen Stewart be a little more up? She's a good actress but in some essential way closed down. Maybe a song would have helped, something she could sing while practicing her lethal stabbing technique. Wait ... I have it! "Whistle While You Work!"
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