The tale tells a story of a fair-skinned princess named Snow White. After the princess’s mother died, her father remarried. The wicked stepmother, obsessed with being the fairest of all, often consulted her magic mirror.

Zegler does a spirited job remaking a classic Disney princess into a more modern woman; when she sings, the movie gets a lift. The last thing that's wrong with this “Snow White” is Zegler's casting. But like scaffolding that's been left up too long,

The "Snow White" live-action remake, in theaters Friday, livens up the original with new songs and new lyrics for the classics.