I finally got to see this film, and yes its good but not as good as hoped. Note spoiler alerts. Charlise Theron looks magnificent as the evil queen, the Huntsman is great, and Kirsten Stewart is OK as Snow White - though you have to be kidding trying to claim she is more beautiful than Charlise Theron's Queen.
The dwarves are fun, the setting and special effects very good and the fighting OK.
Problems - Charlise Theron does not have the voice of an evil Queen. Shouting does not make up for lack of evil menace, or real depth and clarity of voice. And the film needs at least half an hour, or preferably an hour shaved off it. Also, having a second love interest in Snow White's childhood friend, the aristocratic William, is unnecessary and needlessly tangles the plot line. If you call a film "Snow White and the Huntsman", then the natural expectation of a viewer is that this will be the central relationship. It's not, or rather, it is, sort of. And he sort of might, maybe, possibly gets the girl. But the real relationship is between the Queen and Snow White, who unfortunately I just didn't care enough about.
But I might just go have another look at it. And the theme song is still one of the best I've ever heard in a film. 'Breath of Life' by Florence and the Machine. Watch the clip on YouTube. It's a must.
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