Yet from a trio of henchmen whose leader (Tom Hollander) whistles while he works, to a visit to the gingerbread home of the Brothers Grimm, folklore undercurrents that prove initially spry and intriguing are soon rendered so leadenly obvious — eventually, there's a confrontation with Blanchett's evil queen in
a literal Big Bad Wolf's mouth, which takes place shortly after Hollander's baddie screams «Here piggy, piggy!»