…about an apparently prevalent view that Disney’s woked-up, anti-traditional Snow White isn’t too bad or is even moderately pleasing. I wanted a howling catastrophe of some kind, but this, I’m sorry to admit, apparently isn’t in the cards.

You can’t trust the early-preview whores, of course, but I trust The Ankler‘s Richard Rushfield to some extent, and after attending last weekend’s premiere screening the worst things RR said were (a) “this might not be your cup of tea” and (b) “If you don’t want to see a family film closely based on the original story of Snow White, then Snow White probably isn’t your movie.”

Wait…what does that second quote even mean? Given what Snow White star Rachel Zegler more or less said early on (i.e., “fuck Disney’s 1937 version…we’re past that shit!…our Snow White is a leader!”), why doesn’t that sentence read “if you want to see a family film closely based on the story of Snow White, then Snow White probably isn’t your movie.” Right?

I will see Snow White at the earliest opportunity (Thursday, 3.20), and if there’s any way to honestly and fairly trash it, i will naturally do so. But only if the condemnation is earned.