Despite being over 40 and having seen most of the Disney movies, for whatever reason, I never actually saw the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when I was a kid. My experience with Snow White, until I watched it a couple of years back, was the iconic scene in Gremlins and also the Snow White stuff that was in one of the Kingdom Hearts games.
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Snow White was released on March 21, 2025. You can expect it to become available for download or streaming on Disney Plus in 2 to 3 months from this date. Click on the Download button at the end of this review and check the current availability.
The Movie Review
The Controversy Around the Snow White Remake
There had been a ton of controversy surrounding this Disney live action remake of Snow White. Many people took issue with the Snow White actress, Rachel Zegler, dumping all over the original movie. To be fair, I can see why this would make fans of that original mad. You have loved something since you were a child, you are already unsure of it getting remade and then the star basically tells you it is dated and sucks. I actually know a couple of people who stated they were boycotting seeing this in the theatre as a result of those comments.
Rachel Zegler’s Performance as Snow White
To be fair to Rachel Zegler, there are so many short videos posted out of context to make her look bad and this has caused even more people to jump on her. As someone who is not a huge Snow White fan, I thought that she did an ok job and I would not say that her performance sucked. However, I did not find her character all that likable if I am being honest, but man, this young woman has one hell of an amazing singing voice. It is just a shame that most of the songs were pretty forgettable, but no one can deny that she can sing.
Changes to Snow White’s Character
The story here is kind of similar to the original. However, rather than this Snow White being all lovely, timid and just generally nice. This version of Snow White wants more from life, and they try really hard to make her a strong and independent woman. As I said, she is just not all that likable, and I honestly did not care about her. This has nothing to do with Rachel Zegler playing the role, I just never clicked with the character on screen at all, and a huge part of that was the way she was written.
Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen
One thing I was pretty excited about was Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. Gal Gadot had some big shoes to fill as I loved the show Once Upon a Time, and Lana Parrilla, who plays the Evil Queen/Regina in that show, is incredible. While I think Gal Gadot is awesome in many things, this is not one of her better performances. She comes across as kind of wooden and almost like she is bored to be making this movie. I also find it very odd that a woman as stunning as Gal Gadot would for one second think that someone else was more attractive than she is.
The CGI and Visual Effects in Snow White (2025)
We have to talk about the CGI in this movie, it is honestly horrendous. The forest looks so fake, like a PlayStation 3 era game, and then we have the Dwarfs, who are some of the worst looking CGI characters I have seen in a major big budget movie. I could honestly see some kids being legit scared and freaked out by the way these characters look. The whole mess around the casting of the Dwarfs was just so unnecessary, and then they changed their minds and gave us these monstrosities!
Final Thoughts on the 2025 Snow White Remake
At the end of the day, I get why if you are a huge Snow White fan, you hate this movie. As someone who is not a huge Snow White fan, I did not hate it, but I would probably say it is my least favorite of all the live action Disney remakes I have seen so far. I wonder if this will make them rethink how they remake their other Disney classics in the future, as this, by all accounts, has been a massive box office bomb, and it didn’t even really have anything to compete with at the cinema when it was released.
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