I will freely admit, I had little or no expectations of this being a good movie. I figured it would be possibly decent, if nothing else, I wouldn't have to get it in the mail at some point instead of something else I really wanted to see. But surprise, surprise, it turned out to be a pretty good movie. Very dark, pretty brutal in parts, and an interesting retelling of the story.
I really don't remember the original story very well. I remember parts of it, the Disney dwarves singing as they go mine for fun. An evil queen with a mirror and an apple. That was basically about it. But this particular version was like the viscous and hard true core of all old fairy tales. The original idea, where there are not always happy endings, people are basically vile and if you don't go to bed right now, the nasty queen will come suck the life out of you.
That being said, it really is a fantasy story. Magical creatures and mystical places. Improbable odds and impossible things. Kristen Stewart really does quite well in this. I really believe that a lot of people mistake her intensity for monotone delivery of lines. If you are just listening, she doesn't seem to have a lot of feeling but if you watch, she evokes a lot of emotion in her face and eyes. I really think that Twilight (which is what people always think of when they think of her) did her no justice but if you watch something else she has been in (The Runaways comes to mind), she really is a pretty decent actress.
The rest of the movie's cast also are quite admirable. Charlize Theron is incredible. Her presence in every scene completely overwhelms the other actors/actresses. Every costume that she wears is more fantastic than the last. Chris Hemsworth is cool enough that he makes me consider growing my hair out again (not that I would look even a quarter as cool).
All in all, the movie is a bit silly in parts but it really was enjoyable. I think worth seeing at the theater. The only annoying part was the accents that sometimes were super strong and sometimes disappeared completely. I sometimes forgot characters even had accents until it came back twice as apparent.
One last bit, the dwarves were awesome.
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