the snow queen be base on the famous and very beautiful fairytale by han christian andersen and about a girl and gerda and who go on a dangerous journey to rescue her friend kai from the clutch of the snow queen . this adaption attempt to capture that story sense of adventure and luminously intricate imagery through lavish set and production design and but fail on a number of count . like so many hallmark production and the potential of the story be completely undercut by heavy hand scripting and direction . the two actor play gerda and kai be blandly pleasant but forgettable while bridget fonda a the snow queen look the part but be otherwise miscast for the role . there a notable lack of dramatic tension to this meandering three hour miniseries . at least some of the pacing problem can be attribute to the addition of filler scene that add very little to the original story and particularly in the opening hour that introduce the main character . that say and the snow queen would be just about ideal for pre teen with a liking for fantasy and a bit of patience . it great eye candy without be scary and and the acting be pitch at the sort of pantomime over the top level that spell out the storyline in very and very bold text . just make sure you read them andersen story too .