Snow White and the Huntsman
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Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critics What's this?

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6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 317 Ratings

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  • Starring: Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart
  • Summary: Snow White and the Huntsman is a new take on the classic fairy tale which features an expanded role for the Huntsman. In the fairy tale, he is ordered to take Snow White into the woods and kill her, but instead lets her go. In the new take, the Huntsman is not a love interest but acts more as a mentor, teaching Snow White to fight and survive. (Universal Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 39
  3. Negative: 4 out of 39
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    May 30, 2012
    88
    Snow White and the Huntsman reinvents the legendary story in a film of astonishing beauty and imagination.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Tal Rosenberg
    Jun 2, 2012
    60
    The CGI effects are so slick that they undercut the movie's shock value, and the action moves too quickly to instill a real sense of fear, but this is still visually impressive, with spectacular make-up, costumes, and cinematography.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    May 31, 2012
    38
    In Snow White and the Huntsman, this talented but woefully miscast actress (Stewart) is expected to rally an entire army of soldiers, even though she usually looks like she forgot the combination to her locker.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 93 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 141
  3. Negative: 13 out of 141
  1. jjlinjjie
    8
    Charlize Theron makes this film work.Nice scenes too.Kristen is not ready for these types of films though.Not really related to the original snow white,but no problem for me.… Expand
  2. GlobeTheatre
    5
    I just can't be the only one who expected so much more from "Snow White and the Huntsman" after seeing that promising trailer. The film was OK, but the thing I liked most about that day in the movie theatre was "The Great Gatsby" trailer. Seriously, is this the time when the trailers are starting to outdo movies?… Expand
  3. jctejada
    0
    This movie was an absolute waste of time... I guess I was not the target audience for this movie but the trailer made me think other wise. It had its moments but I had a hard time sitting through the whole movie. Snow white was the worse character of the movie. The Huntsman was okay... I guess that's the reason why they are not going to do a sequel to this movie but are going to do one of the Huntsman solo.… Expand

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