One of two Snow White movies in 2012, this one aims for a family oriented fare. And that usually means kid centric. But frankly, I’m a little confused as to what it really wants to be. Overall, I’d say it’s a comedy, with kiddie trimmings, but is a revolutionary fantasy take on the Snow White fable. There is certainly a large amount of kiddie humour which I don’t think gels with the other aspects of the movie.
A parody? Maybe, but they distorted the storyline to the point that it is mildly engaging. And when the credits were rolling, we were even treated to a Bollywood dance and song number courtesy of the director. Heck I give up.
Snow White started out as a fragile flower, but slowly turns into a feisty fox. That’s expected, no movie in this day and age can portray leading women in a constant submissive role. The biggest changes seen are with the seven dwarves and prince charming. The dwarves are now bandits with names like Grimm, Butcher, Wolf, Napoleon, Half Pint, Grub, Chuckles with personalities to match. It’s different yet the same with Disney’s Snow White.
Suave but comical Prince Alcott aka Prince Charming in Snow White is given a much bigger role throughout the movie. The evil stepmother Queen is none other than Julia Roberts, whose evil is a cross between the devil in Devil wears Prada and the mother in Monster-in-Law. It is fresh departure from the iconic evil villainess role. Julia Roberts also plays the Queen’s reflection in the mystical mirror; it is an entity of its own. This character however seems so underacted and bland.
At the end of the day, you ask yourself, is it worth watching? The chaotic storyline in particular is slightly above average, it doesn’t incite feelings of wonderment or exuberance as a movie of this genre could have. Maybe go if you have kids that need entertaining. 4/10.
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