The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Rated PG-13
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Nick Frost,
Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
The Story:
A sequel and a prequel, all in one. This tells the story of Eric (Hemsworth) growing up under the "care" of Queen Freya (Blunt). His affection towards Sara (Chastain) caused him to be removed from the kingdom, and you know what happened next if you saw Snow White & the Huntsman. The rest of the movie shows Eric on the search for the Magic Mirror before it can be used to bring Ravenna (Theron) back to life.
First, they did the best thing by not bringing Kristen Stewart back for the sequel.
She was my least favorite part of the original, and she is definitely not missed.
:)
The new additions to the cast are enjoyable, but it's almost like they couldn't decide if they wanted to tell a prequel or a sequel.
Splitting time between both gives you enough storyline bouncing back and forth to make for one movie, but it seems a little less coherent that way.
At times there was almost too much plot going on with attempted plot twists and turns seemingly around every corner.
The cast is game though, and the movie looks great.
But at the end of the day, it's just an average movie, and doesn't inspire any reason to rush out to see it.
Final Grade: C
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