Based on the classic fairy tale this is a re-working of the tale and stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White who has been imprisoned in her home by her step mother Ravenna (Charlize Theron), since she murdered Snow White’s father, as she has been advised by her magic mirror that Snow White will grow up to be even fairer that she is.

Snow White manages to escape her prison after tricking the Queens brother and aide Finn and stealing his key. The Queen hires a local huntsman (Chris Hemsworth doing his best William Wallace impression) to help her but once he finds her he is betrayed by the Queen and instead assists Snow White. Meanwhile, word gets out of Snow Whites existence and her brother William (Sam Claflin) who initially escaped from the castle during the fight between the King’s and Queen’s troops, is also trying to locate her so he joins the group of mercenary’s that Finn is gathering to track Snow White. What good is a Snow White tale without her dwarves and when these are encountered they take Snow White to Fairyland, a place which is untainted by the Queens evil.

The movie caused controversy at the time as the dwarf characters were portrayed by actual dwarf actors who had the faces of the other actors, such as Bob Hoskins, super imposed onto their faces through the use of CGI, and while it looks good there was no need for this other than to try and get more of a draw at the box office.

Overall its very hit and miss, the action scenes are generally good and put CGI to good use, with the exception of Theron who plays the Queen with aplomb, the acting is average at best and the story line and the character development is weak as at time it feels like yet another Twilight knock off piece. Both The Queens and Snow Whites powers seem to switch on and off as the plot requires which has the effect of making the story confusing as there are times when their powers could resolve a situation but they don’t use them so you’re left puzzled as to the logic used. It’s a decent movie but it feels like a bit a lost opportunity.

DJ Speaks Rating: 5 Out Of 10