Snow White And The Huntsman Premiere

Despite having the accompaniment of a certain DCMer by the name of David Fitzgerald forced upon me for the evening, I was committed to deflecting my mind’s attention away from the strains of unsought companionship to focus on the delights of Charlize Theron (and the Snow White and the Huntsman premiere).

The fever-pitched frenzy of fans was in earnest as the main event began, with crowds of people animated in their excitement.  Beautifully captured, elegant, breath-taking and striking are all words that could easily encapsulate it…Charlize was truly majestic as she walked down the red carpet.  Some men became instantly enchanted, some even shied away with a sheepish unworthy glance.  I was simply grateful that I’d spent that extra five minutes before we left looking in the Mirror Mirror.

Kristen Stewart was there too.  She smiled a bit.

Snow White and the Huntsman is director Rupert Sanders’ first feature film.  Previously his main staple was working with adverts (and as far as we’re concerned, that makes him one hell of a cool guy).  Taking elements of the classic fairy-tale, his re-imagined telling of the story embraces a stunning backdrop of magic and mysticism, creating a visual banquet for the eyes to feast on.  Stewart, the protagonist in Snow, delivers a gripping performance that is only bettered by Theron’s snarling, ferocious performance as Ravenna.  Her bi-polar assault lends a much needed dynamic to scenes with Sam Spruell, who plays her servant brother.

Despite the stunning imagery and stand-out performances, the film occasionally struggles to truly engage the audience, with theplot at times meandering aimlessly (and white horses popping up out of nowhere).  While I’m in the process of whipping up a negative broth, I might as well chuck in a watery handful of Chris Hemsworth’s accent for good measure too.  But not all is doom and gloom – much needed comic relief is delivered in the second half of the film by the seven (but really eight) dwarves.  An animated casting of Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost and Eddie Marsan - all digitally shrunk down to Hobbit size – are captivating and charming as Snow White’s miniature avengers. Equally delivering both humorous quips whilst at times tenderly tugging on the heart-strings, the chemistry between them is the most magical thing on screen.

The film was enjoyable, and to certain audiences I can see it being a complete spectacle.  I didn’t end up getting Charlize’s number, and as hard as I tried (I shouted at her through a megaphone) she wouldn’t jot down mine either.  Nevertheless, I came out of the premiere with a new found opinion in life…tell the England rugby boys I get it, dwarves do brighten up an evening.

Snow White and the Huntsman releases this Friday 1st June.

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