Snow White And The Huntsman - 2012 - 5/10

Grabbed this from shelf with low expectations.
First thirty minutes were surprisingly enjoyable and raised my hopes.
Dark version has roots in 1997‘s Tale Of Terror rather than the Disney songfest.
Theron gives layered performance as malevolent Ravenna.
Incredible costumes well thought set design. Film undercut, however, by the director unable to cut the unnecessary and the distracting.
Useless comic relief, and a faerie sequence that is fey, dopey, and aimed at four year olds.

Aspiring editors: This was one of the few films I’ve watched and grasped how it could be improved, and what scenes needed jettisoning.
Those pesky dwarves, the faeries. Snowy herself, what a dunce.
Good thing I don’t edit. Ravenna would win.