Review of Blancanieves (2012) by Marvin B — 15 Feb 2014

Beautiful and lyrical this folklore adaptation of the well-known fairy-tale will leave you breathless..Definitely a must-see!

This review of Blancanieves (2012) was written by Marvin B on 15 Feb 2014.

Blancanieves has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Blancanieves

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Dan M (2,128) on 02 Jun 2014

Silent. Monochrome. Gorgeous. One of the two standout films that I have watched this year and very highly recommended. Bonus: bullfighting dwarves…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Paris T (23) on 28 Nov 2013

Breathtaking. Pablo Berger is heavily influenced by Buñuel and it shows in the casting and the cinematography…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Grantland (318) on 03 Jan 2014

What Berger does with the actors, the sight gags, the close-ups, the music, the photography is close to perfection…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 08 Dec 2014

The film is exquisitely shot and Macarena Garcia is achingly gorgeous as the fawn-eyed Carmen/Snow White…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Eduardo S (213) on 14 Apr 2014

Unique idea, but the melodrama was too much for me…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Mar Diestro-Dópido (6) for Sight and Sound (827) on 30 Jul 2018

The pleasure resides as much in the layers upon layers of references to film history, to Spanish history, to fairytales, to Hollywood entertainment,…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Barry T (888) on 12 Apr 2014

A clever spin which is beautifully shot in black and white and well acted. Its a delight from start to finish…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Kelvin C (11) on 29 Dec 2013

Easily the best film I have seen in years. That's a big call but deservedly so…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Gustavo T (55) on 19 Feb 2015

I really enjoyed this movie…

Read Review

Review of Blancanieves (2012)

By Jonathan B (2,317) on 18 Jun 2017

Beautiful and seemingly extravagant, each of its shots really dazzles…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of All About My Mother (1999)

By Smijatov (124) on 28 Jan 2011

Maybe I have had very high expectations of this film, since Almodovar is my favourite director, but I felt somewhat confused…

Read Review

Review of Talk to Her (2002)

By Soheil W (186) on 22 Jul 2011

Another movie by Pedro, another one I did not like…

Read Review

Review of Volver (2006)

By Anthonyuk (2) on 20 Apr 2011

Another wonderful film from the Spanish maestro, wonderful female characters which you wam to, Cruz is excellent…

Read Review

Review of The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915)

By Simon H (407) on 06 Jun 2014

Rather than a 60-95 minutes feature, Les Vampires consists of 10 parts which total to 6 hours and 30 minutes…

Read Review

Review of The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

By Milhouse V (23) on 18 Feb 2005

[b]The Thief of Bagdad[/b] is old, silent, cheesy, and long. It doesn't exactly mesh well with modern tastes in film…

Read Review

Review of Wings (1927)

By Tim M (3,013) on 20 Aug 2009

Nisam ocekivala onoliko dug film, a ni onakvu vrstu. Mozda nijemi filmovi I nisu za ure kad ti se jaaaaaako spava…

Read Review

Review of The Circus (1928)

By Sue B (570) on 27 Feb 2018

I can't believe that I suddenly like slapstick, but then this is Chaplin…

Read Review

Review of Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)

By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 01 Jun 2006

A landmark of the silent film era, Sir Arne's Treasure is the spiritual cousin of Greed and Sunrise…

Read Review

Review of The Secret Life of Words (2005)

By Emiliano R (74) on 17 Apr 2009

Some films are like going to see a ballet only to find the dancers are standing immobile throughout the entire performance…

Read Review

Review of Metropolis (1927)

By Freddofazbeardo (17) on 12 Apr 2020

I thought this was a good movie, but it was not like that, anyway, the story was boring and I felt weird to see it…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Blancanieves

2012

78%158 Reviews

Dread

2009

52%177 Reviews

Beyond the Mat

1999

77%263 Reviews

The Smurfs 2

2013

47%609 Reviews

Once

2007

83%817 Reviews

Noah

2014

55%1,114 Reviews

Rage

2014

36%173 Reviews

Harrison's Flowers

2000

63%99 Reviews

Bandolero!

1968

60%34 Reviews

Hobgoblins

1988

22%66 Reviews