‘Snow White and the Huntsman’: What Critics Think of Kristen Stewart’s Fantasy Adventure

Reviewers complain that Charlize Theron's evil queen is over the top and the film is a muddle, but praise the visual style

America's top critics do not think "Snow White and the Huntsman" is the fairest of them all. 

Universal's big budget re-imagining of the fairy tale classic earned a 47 percent "rotten" score on critics aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with many reviewers knocking the fantasy's lugubrious pacing and the performances of actresses Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. 

TheWrap's Alonso Duralde said 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. 

Also read: 'Snow White and the Huntsman' Review: Charlize Theron Chews All Scenery Except the Mirror

Duralde was gentler with Theron's wicked queen, but still called the mirror-gazing performance hammy. 

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