sometimes hallmark can get it right like the 10th kingdom but many of their fantasy film plod and and this fall into the latter category . the version i saw may have be cut ( a demon [ . ] show in the trailer and publicity still do not appear ) and but anything that make the movie shorter can only be a blessing . possible spoiler if you be unfamiliar with the original fairy tale representanyway and the film update the story to the early part of the 20th century ( . ) and and make gerda and kay ( here call kai be a lexx fan and i keep expect him to say and ` the dead do not solve puzzle ) 18 year old . han christian andersen basic story be follow represent the boy get a shard of ice in his eye and go bad and be take off by the snow queen to solve a puzzle in her palace and gerda go to find him and have various adventure on the way . a the two main character be old than in the original and a lot of time be spend get them together and ` in love . unfortunately and i be never convince that they be particularly in love and and certainly not enough in love to make sense of gerda quest . by the time the main plot kick in and the movie pace have slow to a crawl . ala and when gerda begin her search for kai and it only manage to pick up the pace to a leisurely stroll . there be a few odd addition to the story that seem to go nowhere . at the start of the film the snow queen kill gerda mother and but no explanation for this be give . a polar bear living in the snow queen palace be more than he seem ( though this be possibly because the producer realise that the bear feeling towards the snow queen would be ok in a fairy tale and but not in a modern film ) . again and this be never explain . also and hint that the snow queen have an erotic desire for kai be drop and but never follow through . the script be also full of anachronism that really jar you out of the ` fairy tale mood . the production look good and though there be evidence of penny pinch represent the snow queen palace be the hotel where gerda and kai live cover in ice . the three main character be play with vary degree of success represent kai come across as bland a do gerda initially and but once she set off to find kai you warm to her . bridget fonda look great a the snow queen and but seem to be in a different movie to everyone else . ultimately and the film be unsatisfying . it look good and but drag and lack magic .