Directed By: Michael Cohn Written By: Tom Szollosi & Deborah Serra Based on the story “SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS” By: Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm Cinematography: Mike Southon Editor: Ian Crafford
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, Monica Keena, Gil Bellows, David Conrad, Brian Glover, Anthony Brophy
In this dark take on the fairy tale, the growing hatred of a noblewoman, secretly a practitioner of the dark arts, for her stepdaughter, and the witch's horrifying attempts to kill her.
Interesting telling and reversal of the well-known fairy tale. Here it is much darker.Though made on a low budget makes it appears to be an affordable production of the tale. Where much of the budget seems to have gone into costumes and set design.
Sigourney Weaver is the only truly interesting performance in the film. They give her character an exciting arc. She blames Snow White for the deterioration of her wedding To her new husband by acting like a brat. Then causing the death of her unborn child. So she takes all of her rages out on Snow White. Getting revenge so that Snow White must flee to survive. She even seduces Snow white, intended..
It would have been interesting if the director decided to pull the film into a genre. Such as horror, action or even just plain old thriller, but he decides to keep it dramatic.
Making the film seem more theatrical only on location. This brings no thrills to the film at all and ends up making it rather dull more than anything else.
Considering most of the audience knows the story. It would have been wise to add something surprising other than a fuller backstory for a character's motivations.
The film is in desperate need to entertain the audience and throw them off guard. As it seems to attempt that then gives up after that one twist.
GRADE: F
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