Snow White & The Huntsman (12A)

The Cinema at Gloucester Guildhall plays host this week to a dark gothic re-telling of a classic Brothers Grimm fairytale.

Produced by Joe Roth of Alice In Wonderland (2010) fame, Snow White & The Huntsman stars Kristen Stewart (Twilight series) as the only person in the land fairer than the evil Queen Ravenna, played by Charlize Theron (Prometheus). Although the wicked ruler is intent on destroying her, she could never imagine that the young Snow White, threatening her reign, has been training in the art of combat with a huntsman, Eric, played by Chris Hemsworth (Thor). Together with a little help from a group of dwarves (watch out for some famous faces), they seek to rid the kingdom of the darkness, and return the kingdom to its former glory.

Taking the international box office by storm, ranking number 1 in over 30 countries on its release, the film's principal photography was entirely based in the United Kingdom, mainly in Pembrookshire on the Marloes Sands beach. Even Britain's own chart topping success Florence + The Machine are in on the action with the end credit song duties. (Trust us, "Breath Of Life" is seriously worth staying behind for.) Minus the amazing special effects which make the film an absolute wonder to watch, the film should also be praised for transforming the character of Snow White into a warrior princess "Joan Of Arc" figure for the ages for the ages.

*Vastly superior to Mirror Mirror in every way. Great performance form Theron.*

Richard Roeper

*Director Rupert Sanders ... succeeds in creating a fantasy world with a striking dichotomy of darkness and light.*

Julian Roman (Movie Web)

Check out the trailer below:

Snow White & The Huntsman (12A) runs Friday 13th at 7:45pm, Saturday 14th at 10:45am and 7:45pm and Monday 16th July at at 2:00pm