SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN"
(2012) (Kristen Steward, Chris Hemsworth) (PG-13)

QUICK TAKE:: Action/Drama: An orphaned princess must contend not only with her evil stepmother who wants her youth and beauty, but also the huntsman the latter has sent to capture her.

PLOT:

When Snow White (KRISTEN STEWART) was just a girl, her widowed father, the King, rescued Ravenna (CHARLIZE THERON) from a dark army and quickly married her. He was unaware, however, that was her intent all along, and on their wedding night she murdered him and imprisoned Snow White in one of the castle's towers. Now Queen and with her brother, Finn (SAM SPRUELL), as her loyal servant, her rule has turned the kingdom into a desolate place ruled with absolute tyranny.

Vain about her looks and youth, Ravenna often queries her magic mirror about who's the fairest of them all, and thus isn't happy to learn that Snow White has taken her place. But she also learns that if she takes her stepdaughter's heart, she'll have eternal youth and beauty, and thus sends Finn off to retrieve the young woman.

The ever resourceful Snow White, however, manages to escape and rushes off into the Black Forest where Ravenna's witch powers are useless. Accordingly, she orders widowed drunkard The Huntsman (CHRIS HEMSWORTH) to head into the forest, find Snow White, and return her to the castle. He easily captures her, but upon realizing that his deal with the Queen was fake, he fights off Finn and his soldiers and escapes deeper into the woods with Snow White.

With the aid of Snow White's now grown-up childhood friend, William (SAM CLAFLIN), and a number of resourceful dwarves -- Beith (IAN McSHANE), Muir (BOB HOSKINS), Gort (RAY WINSTONE), Nion (NICK FROST), Duir (EDDIE MARSAN), Coll (TOBY JONES), Quert (JOHNNY HARRIS) and Gus (BRIAN GLEESON) -- the two set out to overthrow the Queen and return the Kingdom to its rightful heir.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Those who are fans of anyone in the cast or want to see a more adult version of the classic "Snow White" tale might be interested.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13: For intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sensuality.

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