History YMMV / SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman

** William kisses Snow White and [[spoiler: is shortly revealed to be Ravenna in disguise]]. Just a couple of years later, Creator/KristenStewart came out as bisexual.

* OneSceneWonder: Early on, one of the resistance fighters and his son are captured and brought before the Queen. The father stays silent and ignores the Queen's taunting, but the son grabs a dagger and ''stabs her in the stomach.'' Granted, it doesn't kill her but you have to admire his spirit.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Finn's weird bowl cut looks ridiculous, to the point that some viewers have difficulty finding him intimidating at all because of his hair. It [[DyeingForYourArt wasn't a wig]], either, and Sam Spruell [[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sam-spruell-snow-white-and-the-huntsman didn't much care for the look]].

* EvilIsSexy: Ravenna is played by Creator/CharlizeTheron. In the early parts of the film, before Ravenna's appearance deteriorates as her powers weaken, her beauty is showcased to its full extent.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Ravenna spares Snow White and simply locks her in a tower for years. When we see the girl grown up, she appears to have at least been regularly fed and treated decently. So that begs the question of whether Ravenna genuinely felt affection for the girl. She only moves to kill the princess when she learns that it'll grant her eternal youth and beauty. Is this twisted affection on Ravenna's part, or is it an effect of Snow's fairest blood?

* NarmCharm: Creator/CharlizeTheron's incredibly hammy performance as the queen is equal parts hilarious and terrifying. [[HamAndCheese It's clear she's having an absolute ball]].

* WTHCastingAgency:
** Many had trouble getting past the conceit that Creator/KristenStewart is "fairer" than Creator/CharlizeTheron. The movie does stress that it's Snow White's ''inner'' beauty, but many found that to be an InformedAttribute as well.
** The dwarfs were all played by actors of average height, with special effects making them appear smaller. This earned the film a protest from the Little People of America, and a condemnation from Creator/WarwickDavis.

* BrokenBase: Creator/KristenStewart's performance. Some find her to be just as dull and wooden as she is in the ''{{Literature/Twilight}}'' films. Others think it's the [[SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct the exact opposite]].

* SugarWiki/DevelopmentHeaven: Rupert Sanders wanted the film to have plenty of practical effects, and was very particular about realism in scale. As a result, a miniature model of Ravenna's castle was constructed over six months. The gigantic trebuchet likewise weighed 6.5 tonnes.

** A deleted scene seen in promotional videos of the film show Ravenna apparently having an orgasm in her milk bath, and people ''drink'' that stuff. Try un-seeing that.

** Good Lord, Ravenna is doing this almost the entire movie. Ravenna's implied incestuous relationship with her brother, the Queen's creepy relationship with Snow White, her used milk bath being piped to peasants outside to collect and drink, the scene where she eats the raw hearts of dead birds, the scene after she [[spoiler: poisons Snow White and all her disgusting dead crows slowly ooze together to form her body.]] By far, the creepiest moment has to be [[spoiler: when she tricks Snow White into eating a poisoned apple by pretending to be William and ''allowing Snow White to kiss her.'' Even if you claim FoeYay, it's downright gross.]]

* JustHereForGodzilla: The majority of the audience were either just there for Thor with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent vaguely Scottish accent]], or for Creator/CharlizeThereon ChewingTheScenery every chance she got. Although given that the sequel featured both them and not Kristen Stewart, its domestic failure suggests that quite a lot of people were tuning in for her.

* FoeYay: [[spoiler: Ravenna as William kisses Snow White. Snow White initiates it, but Ravenna!William tries to go back in for another kiss, but seems to catch him/herself.]]

* BrokenBase: Kristen Stewart's performance. Some find her to be just as dull and wooden as she is in the ''{{Literature/Twilight}}'' films. Others think it's the [[SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct the exact opposite]].

* EvilIsSexy: Ravenna is played by Hollywood beauty Charlize Theron. In the early parts of the film, before Ravenna's appearance deteriorates as her powers weaken, her beauty is showcased to its full extent.

* HarsherInHindsight: Now that it's public knowledge that Kristen Stewart (playing the ''title role'') and Rupert Sanders (director) had an affair, it makes the movie either more watchable or cringeworthy depending on your tastes. Not to mention the fact that one of the fairytale's themes is that of an older woman being supplanted by a younger beauty. Now consider the fact that Snow White's mother was played by the director's real-life wife...

** [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Chris Hemsworth wielding an axe.]]

** William kisses Snow White and [[spoiler: is shortly revealed to be Ravenna in disguise]]. Just a couple of years later, Kristen Stewart came out as bisexual.
* JustHereForGodzilla: The majority of the audience were either just there for Thor with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent vaguely Scottish accent]], or for Charlize Thereon ChewingTheScenery every chance she got. Although given that the sequel featured both them and not Kristen Stewart, its domestic failure suggests that quite a lot of people were tuning in for her.

* NarmCharm: Charlize Theron's incredibly hammy performance as the queen is equal parts hilarious and terrifying. [[HamAndCheese It's clear she's having an absolute ball]].

** Many had trouble getting past the conceit that Kristen Stewart is "fairer" than Charlize Theron. The movie does stress that it's Snow White's ''inner'' beauty, but many found that to be an InformedAttribute as well.
** The dwarfs were all played by actors of average height, with special effects making them appear smaller. This earned the film a protest from the Little People of America, and a condemnation from Warwick Davis.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Even viewers who otherwise enjoyed the film have been known to state they would’ve preferred the original script's portrayal of Snow White and Eric's relationship as being a father-daughter bond rather than the half-baked romance in the finished film. The huntsman becoming Snow White's mentor and protector after she lost her father at a young age could've been quite heartwarming and the concept of Snow White being woken by familial love rather than romantic love was quite unique in 2012 (''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'' and ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' subsequently went in this direction a few years afterwards and were praised for it). Within the movie itself, Eric seemingly having romantic feelings for Snow White adds little to the plot besides creating a superfluous love triangle with her other love interest William, that isn't even resolved onscreen; if you've seen the sequel it ends up feeling even more pointless given it reveals Snow White married William and Eric [[spoiler: gets back with his NotQuiteDead LostLenore]].

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The film may seem like another adaption of a Creator/{{Disney}} fairy tale by Tim Burton, who also made the live-action remake of ''Film/AliceInWonderland'', but first of all, this movie was not made by Disney, and second, it's PG-13, due to some moderately graphic violence (such as Ravenna eating birds' hearts). There's also some mild IncestSubtext that could make parents (or really anyone) squirm.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Even viewers who otherwise enjoyed the film have been known to state they would’ve preferred the original script's portrayal of Snow White and Eric's relationship as being a father-daughter bond rather than the half-baked romance in the finished film. The huntsman becoming Snow White's mentor and protector after she lost her father at a young age could've been quite heartwarming and the concept of Snow White being woken by familial love rather than romantic love was quite unique in 2012 (''Frozen'' and ''Maleficent'' subsequently went in this direction a few years afterwards and were praised for it). Within the movie itself, Eric seemingly having romantic feelings for Snow White adds little to the plot besides creating a superfluous love triangle with her other love interest William, that isn't even resolved onscreen; if you've seen the sequel it ends up feeling even more pointless given it reveals Snow White married William and Eric [[spoiler: gets back with his NotQuiteDead LostLenore]].

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The film may seem like another adaption of a Disney fairy tale by Tim Burton, who also made the live-action remake of ''Alice in Wonderland'', but first of all, this movie was not made by Disney, and second, it's PG-13, due to some moderately graphic violence (such as Ravenna eating birds' hearts). There's also some mild IncestSubtext that could make parents (or really anyone) squirm.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The critical reviews appear to be leaning between enthusiastic raving and the exact opposite. The fan reaction, meanwhile, has been more in the middle.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The film may seem like another adaption of a Disney fairy tale by Tim Burton, who also made the live-action remake of Alice in Wonderland, but first of all, this movie was not made by Disney, and second, it's PG-13, due to some violence. There's also some mild IncestSubtext that could make parents (or really anyone) squirm.

* JustHereForGodzilla: The majority of the audience were either just there for Thor with a [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent vaguely Scottish accent]], or for Charlize Thereon ChewingTheScenery every chance she got.

* NarmCharm:
** Charlize Theron's incredibly hammy performance as the queen is equal parts hilarious and terrifying. [[HamAndCheese It's clear she's having an absolute ball]].

* OvershadowedByControversy: The stigma of Kristen Stewart's fling/affair with the (married) director will likely follow this movie forever now.

* WTHCastingAgency: Many had trouble getting past the conceit that Kristen Stewart is "fairer" than Charlize Theron. The movie does stress that it's Snow White's ''inner'' beauty, but many found that to be an InformedAttribute as well.