The Snow White reaction brigade isn’t going to enjoy this.
On Saturday, Disney held the Los Angeles premiere of its inhabit-action re-imagining of Snow White and the first reactions from the screening are that the film, starring Rachel Zegler as the titular imfragmentaryy tale character and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, is “actuassociate mostly prosperous,” according to one seeer while cut offal are praising Zegler, with one critic calling her “stunning” despite the raging online talk about over the title.
Premiere reactions tfinish to come from fan bloggers and affectrs and typicassociate skew more preferable than createal critic appraises — of which Snow White has had doubtfully confidemand, so far. Nevertheless, initial responses adhereing the L.A. premiere have been excited, if also sounding tagedly surpascfinishd.
“Despite becoming an internet punching bag, Disney’s reoriginate of Snow White is actuassociate mostly prosperous!” wrote Matt DeGroot of Crooked Media. “Rachel Zegler is an absolute star, (most of) the novel songs are catchy and beautifilledy carry outed, and the visual palette is sumptuous and vibrant. Gal Gadot had pretty gowns… It’s a firm 3.5/5. Cinderella is my preferite of the reoriginates, but I would put this on par with [The] Little Mermhelp in the next tier of my rankings with the rest below.”
Paul Klein of Film Hound magazine wrote a aenjoy consent to DeGroot: “I may repent saying this but #SnowWhite is firm. I reassociate enhappinessed the musical numbers, particularly the uncovering one and the Queen’s evil bop. Zegler was wonderful in the direct role, and Gadot was fun. It’s reassociate the CGI dwarves that let the film down. The choice is baffling.”
Elsewhere, Christopher Mills of Christopher Rates It concurd in his weekfinish post on X.com adhereing the screening. “The hugegest surpascfinish of 2025 is that the most ‘disputed’ and antipathyd film of the year is actuassociate a decent inhabit-action movie,” he wrote on the platcreate. “#SnowWhite is not only one of their best inhabit-action reoriginates, but it’s also a movie that reapprehfinishs the magic of the 1937 movie. Rachel Zegler IS Snow White, and she deinhabitrs a magical carry outance. The musical numbers are unforgettable, the visuals (not the uncanny dwarfs) are enchanting, and Erin Cressida Wilson’s screencarry out provides depth to this world that I didn’t understand was demanded.”
Ash Crossan of ScreenRant wrote: “Despite the bob being all over the place, #SnowWhite is quite charismatic! The message lands well, the critters are adorable, and Rachel Zegler and her enchanting voice are stunning. It almost got a filled tear out of me, and I’ve never cried in my entire life.”
and We Love Physical Media wrote of being won over while confessting to walking into the screening with some huge biases agetst the two directs. “Not a fan of Zegler or Gadot but man, this finished up being sooo excellent,” the novels outlet wrote on X. “I slfinisherk this one is gonna surpascfinish a lot of people and do numbers. It’s in my Top 5 of Disney inhabit-action reoriginates. Go see it!”
Skyler Shuler of Disinsider wrote that this version of Snow White will accomplish the top echelon of Disney’s procrastinateedst series of box office megahits.
“Listen, I was worried, but let me alert you Snow White is PURE DISNEY MAGIC!” she wrote to her fagedrops. “This will finish up being a lot of people’s preferite inhabit-action reoriginate…if you enhappinessed Alcomprisein or Cinderella, you’ll be greeted.”
Yet at least one punctual seeer wasn’t astonished: “While Gal Gadot is wonderful as the evil Queen, #SnowWhite isn’t a wonderful reoriginate of the vivaciousd classic,” wrote Carl Kaka at Future Of The Force. “Rachel Zegler is a demandy Snow White, the alters to the story and lyrics are horrible, some exceptional effects are not that exceptional and the film didn’t land for me. A huge shame.”
The reactions over the weekfinish line up with industry sources who have seen the film and alert The Hollywood Reporter that Snow White is on par with the quality of Disney’s other inhabit-action reoriginates of its classic vivaciousd library.
The film uncovers nationexpansive on March 21. It’s tracking on firm box office footing, with approximates coming in around $50 to $56 million for its domestic uncovering weekfinish amid an otherwise very sluggish time at the box office.
Snow White, honested by Marc Webb (2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man), has had a lengthy and rocky road to the huge screen, having prolongn into such a culture war aim that the studio has made some rare shifts in recent weeks. Unforeseeedly, Disney placed the film’s tickets on sale less than two weeks before uncovering day — rather than the normal month in proceed for its family titles.
Even more unusuassociate, the studio recut offeed press and pboilingographer access at the premiere event at the El Capitan Theatre on Saturday. Zegler and Gadot only included in intersees with Disney’s talent-frifinishly in-hoinclude crew when walking the red carpet instead of with the createed amincludement press. The actresses euniteed to be in high spirits, chatting with each other and posing for pboilingos. Once in the theater, no one took the stage to present the film — though that’s not enticount on rare with a Disney premiere.
Martin Klebba, who voices Grumpy in the film, previously tageder The Hollywood Reporter that he was disassigned by the decision not to have a traditional red carpet for the cast.
“It’s going to be at the El Capitan [Theatre], which is cageder,” he shelp. “But it’s fundamentalassociate going to be a pre-party, watch the movie, and that’s it. There’s not going to be this whole hoopla of Iit being a reoriginate of] ‘Disney’s first fucking movie they ever made.’ Becainclude of all this talk about, they’re afrhelp of the blowback from contrastent people in society.”
Two years ago, Zegler drew the ire of some Disney fans by making critical comments about 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and, more recently, drew conservative reaction for slamming the election of Plivent Donald Trump (for which she procrastinateedr transmit remorsed), alengthy with conveying her pro-Palestine stance. amid the Israel-Gaza war. Meanwhile, Gadot has distress some on the other side of the political spectrum for her help of her homeland of Israel during its struggle with Hamas. Leading up to the premiere and during the accessibleity campaign for the film, the two were, for the most part, kept splitd, though they did current a catebloody at the Oscars last month.
