Lance De Guzman

Disney’s Snow White (2025) is a masterclass in how not to do a remake. Rachel Zegler’s performance as Snow White is wooden and uninspired, stripping the character of any charm, while Gal Gadot’s Evil Queen is more mildly irritated than menacing. Visually, the CGI “magical creatures” (formerly known as the dwarfs) are so poorly rendered they resemble unfinished video game characters, making the film feel cheap despite its bloated $270 million budget. The story goes completely off the rails with a bizarre twist that makes Dopey—the mute dwarf—the narrator, proving the writers had no idea what they were doing. Musically, the film is equally forgettable, with its new songs failing to capture any of the magic Disney is known for. Unsurprisingly, the movie flopped at the box office, earning a mere $87.3 million worldwide, though that didn’t stop Rachel Zegler from bizarrely celebrating it as the “#1 movie in the world.” In the end, Snow White (2025) is a soulless, visually painful, and unnecessary remake that reminds us why some classics should just be left alone.