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Disney's live-action 'Snow White' finally hits theaters this weekend and the reviews so far are decidedly mixed. Here's what the critics are saying about the film starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.

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00:00Disney's live-action Snow White finally hits theaters this weekend, and the reviews so

00:13far are decidedly mixed.

00:15Here's what the critics are saying about the film starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.

00:19A number of the reviews are quite positive.

00:21The Hollywood Reporter's chief film critic David Rooney commented on the controversies

00:25that have surrounded the film in his review, writing,

00:28None of that background noise matters in Mark Webb's vibrant retelling from a smart

00:31script that reshapes a story about a princess dreaming of her knight in shining armor into

00:36one in which she finds the courage to be a leader capable of following in her noble father's

00:40footsteps.

00:41IndieWire's Kate Erblund wrote,

00:43This is a spirited and sweet spin on classic material that deserves kudos for its balance

00:47of necessary updates and affection for the old ways.

00:51Mostly it's a reminder of what's actually worth considering and critiquing, the final

00:55product.

00:56This one is good.

00:57And USA Today movie critic Brian Truitt said,

01:00Not only does the new Snow White avoid being the poison apple of Disney live-action redos,

01:04it actually manages to put some extra musical mojo on a ubiquitous fairy tale.

01:09But some reviews weren't so kind.

01:11In his review, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called the film,

01:14A pointless new live-action musical version of the Snow White myth, a kind of unwicked

01:18approach to the story, and a merch-enabling money machine.

01:21And said Zegler and Godot give, quote, the dullest performances of their lives.

01:26The Wall Street Journal's Kyle Smith wrote,

01:28Unfortunately, the story is so dopey, it made me sleepy.

01:31And David Feer with Rolling Stones said,

01:33The whole thing feels so bland and perfunctory to a fault that it's surprising to think this

01:37was the movie that caused such an uproar for nearly two years and a dozen news cycles.

01:43For much more on this story, go to THR.com.

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