The Death of Snow White Review

Part Once Upon a Time, part Grimms' Fairy Tales, part gore fest, The Death of Snow White pulls no punches. Sanae Loutsis leads as the charming titular princess in a movie that sticks to the framework of the tale but fills it with death and mayhem. The Death of Snow White is just having fun with a story that has been told one too many times but still offers up some elements that at least make you think about how this narrative could have greater meaning, which is even more pointed in the month of Disney's live-action Snow White debacle.

With my recently published Rumpelstiltskin review, this has been the month for quirky, low-budget fairy tale retellings for me. What I have drawn from the inevitable comparison is that while Rumpelstiltskin is trying to be a serious movie in a lot of ways, The Death of Snow White embraces the camp. There is some great comedy in this, and the performances go hand in hand with the script and production. With early conversations leaning into the goofiness, it permits us not to take everything else too seriously, leading to being surprised by some oddly genuine moments and decent dramatic acting.