'Snow White' (2025) 4K UHD Blu-Ray SteelBook Review - Rachel Zegler Gives Life To The Original Disney Princess

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Disney's Snow White is a vibrant live-action musical reimagining of Walt Disney's groundbreaking full-length animated classic. Experience the timeless adventure as Snow White (Rachel Zegler) journeys into magical woods to escape her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot), and meets the beloved Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy and Doc who join her quest to restore the kingdom and bring kindness to the land.
For in-depth thoughts on Snow White (2025), please see my colleague Lane Mills's review from its original theatrical release here.
Video Quality
The 4K UHD Blu-Ray of Snow White offers a lovely uptick in quality over the already pleasant accompanying Blu-Ray, offering a visual tapestry that thrives on the format. The expanded range of the color spectrum is quite a sight to behold. The Dolby Vision enriches the colors from beautiful to dazzling when it comes to vibrancy. From beginning to end, you are immersed in this world of bold and sumptuous colors in the costumes and production design. Even the shadowy corners of the cottage have a more nuanced look when it comes to the darkness. All of these elements are more vivid and finely delineated.
The black levels are especially strong in this presentation, staying deep and inky with impeccable detail. The highlights in the film are more refined with whites more pure and balanced with no instances of blooming to be found. Skin tones appear to be a touch more natural with healthy doses of crisp detail apparent. The CGI throughout the film is rendered as seamlessly as can be with some unconvincing moments, but this is inherent to the source. This 4K UHD presentation really delivers on all fronts including strong gains in clarity and color. The Blu-Ray is nice, but Disney has delivered another first-rate transfer on this latest 4K release.
Audio Quality
This disc comes equipped with a wonderful Dolby Atmos presentation which brings as much excitement to this picture as you would hope. Sounds are deftly rendered with considerate directionality from the more bustling scenes to interpersonal exchanges. Ambient details are copious and quite satisfying in the rear and overhead channels. The overhead channels complement the other speakers rather than carry the main load, which opens up the sense of space in the mix. The songs are a very important part of the film's identity, and they saturate the room with great warmth.
Dialogue is presented crisp and clear without ever being overwhelmed by any of the numerous competing sonic elements. The sounds of the world provide an all-encompassing soundscape that kicks in throughout all the speakers. The low end is engaged in key moments, but that is not the prize element of the experience. The soundscape delivers an expansive experience suitable for bringing this world to life. Disney has provided a top-tier listening experience for audiences. Optional English SDH, French, Spanish (Latin American and Castellano), and more subtitles are provided.
Special Features
Disney has provided Snow White with a sleek new SteelBook featuring artwork that is very cool in person. Photos of the SteelBook can be found at the bottom of this review.
Fearless, Fair, Brave, and True – Making Snow White : A 12-minute documentary in which the cast and creative team discuss the challenge of adapting the story for a new generation, the legacy of the original film, finding the right cast members for these roles, the elaborate production design, and the creation of new songs for the feature.
Merry Tunes:
A ten-minute exploration of the songs in the film in which the cast and creative team discuss the function of the new song, the challenges of interpreting the classic songs for a new generation, what these tunes mean to them personally and more.
Fairy Tale Fashion:
A nine-minute piece that takes a closer look at the costumes in the film with a mixture of iconic looks and new adaptations to the world.
Bloopers:
A nearly three-minute collection of amusing moments, flubbed lines, joking around on set, laughing fits and more.
Deleted Scenes:
There are three scenes totaling two-and-a-half minutes of unused material including more material with the Queen speaking to the magic mirror and Snow White lost in the woods.
Final Thoughts
Snow White received a lot of hatred from the outside world long before the film ever debuted, and not for valid reasons like general disappointment in the trend of remaking anything and everything instead of creating new magic. Most of the hatred was directed at Rachel Zegler, which is unfortunate since she is easily one of the best things about this latest adaptation. She captures the easy grace of the character while delivering powerful vocals. At the same time, she is saddled with a generally ugly looking digital aesthetic that is hard to lose yourself in, not to mention a pretty stiff co-star and love interest. The new songs are somewhat catchy, but none of them strike you as being a new classic. The film fits comfortably in the middle of the output of Disney live-action reimaginings, but if you are tired of this creative path, this is not going to change your mind on them. Disney Home Entertainment has released a 4K UHD Blu-Ray featuring a terrific A/V presentation and a decent assortment of special features in a fetching SteelBook.
Snow White is currently available to purchase on 4K UHD Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital.
Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the 4K UHD Blu-Ray.
Disclaimer: Disney Home Entertainment has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.