Review of Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) by Chris W — 25 Jul 2011

Whoever decided to return "Snow White" to its roots deserves all the credit on this one! "Snow White: A Tale of Terror" is probably the best adaptation of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale I've seen. From the moody darkness, the costume design, and finally the characters... this film delivers all around.

"Snow White" aka Lilliana is played by a younger Monica Keena, and surprisingly, she does a good job here. Most of the characters in the original story show up here, but they've just been altered a bit. There's really only one dwarf out of the seven miners, and they not exactly the nicest people. "Prince Charming" isn't quite the charmer he seems to be, and the evil stepmother (Sigourney Weaver) is taken to the extreme.

While it's not spectacular, "Snow White: A Tale of Terror" is what a darker version of a fairy tale should look like. It makes the Twilight-ized "Red Riding Hood" look shameful and trite--which it is. If you're wondering just how creepy the tale of "Snow White" really is, give this one a watch! Recommended.