I attended an advance screening of this film. All opinions are my own.
“Discover the story that came before Snow White in The Huntsman: Winter’s War Chris Hemsworth and Oscar winner Charlize Theron return to their roles from Snow White and the Huntsman, joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain.
Theron stars as evil Queen Ravenna, who betrays her good sister Freya (Blunt) with an unforgivable act, freezing Freya’s heart to love and unleashing in her an icy power she never knew she possessed. Retreating to a kingdom far to the north, Freya raises an army of Huntsmen as her protectors, with the only rule that no two of them should ever fall in love.
As a war for domination escalates between the two queens, the hero standing between them is Freya’s most elite Huntsman Eric (Hemsworth). Alongside fellow warrior Sara (Chastain)- the only woman who has ever captured his heart- Eric must help Freya vanquish her sister…or Ravenna’s wickedness will rule for eternity.”- (C) Universal
I will be honest, I was not the biggest fan of Snow White and the Huntsman. I was interested in the next film in the series, The Huntsman: Winter’s War because I wanted to know what the story was before Snow White. After watching it, I did not love The Huntsman: Winter’s War but there were some things that I did like about it.
I thought that cast was great. I thought that Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain had great chemistry together as the Huntsman and Sara. By far though, my favorites were the people who played the dwarves in the film. They provided the most comedic moments of the film. I laughed more watching this movie than I did watching the first one.
The visuals in this movie did not disappoint. Some of the best visual effects were the ones done with Emily Blunt’s character Freya, who is the ice queen. The fight scenes involving her ice power were the best.
I was a little disappointed with the storyline. I thought it was pretty predictable. I wanted to be surprised more by the plot. I went in thinking that this movie was a prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. The film starts out that way but the majority of the story is actually a sequel to the first film. That did surprise me a bit.
This movie is rated PG-13 for “fantasy action violence and some sensuality.” This movie deserves this rating. There is some language in the movie as well. I do not think that this movie would be appropriate for younger children.
Overall, if you liked the first movie in the series, you will probably enjoy The Huntsman: Winter’s War.
