Snow White and the Huntsman

It's a Grimm's fairy tale meets "Narnia" meets "Joan of Arc" in a dark story that's more nightmare than entertainment for the kiddies. Kristen Stewart is still Bella and doesn't strike Alien as "the fairest of them all". Chris Hemsworth is a dirty drunken Thor who trades his hammer for an axe. Charlize Theron is a decent evil queen whose tirades echo hollowly off the castle walls. The settings  are staged beautifully and the special effects are stunning, but the movie is slow paced at times and the dialogue is a bit dull. Alien didn't connect with any of the characters and could not find any chemistry between them. The dwarfs, more bandits than miners, were remarkable CGI creations (eventually recognized Nick Frost who is not small in stature. Looks are emphasized more than story here.

Alien gives it 2 "three drops of blood" stars out of 4.