Film Review: Huntsman 2: Winter Wars

 Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Cert: 12A

 

Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan

Screen writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos  (written by) and  Craig Mazin  (written by) Evan Daugherty (characters

Starring: Jessica Chastain , Chris Hemsworth , Sam Claflin , Emily Blunt , Charlize Theron , Sophie Cookson , Sheridan Smith , Colin Morgan , Ralph Ineson, Nick Frost , Alexandra Roach ,Jadey Duffield ,  Rob Brydon , Sam Hazeldine , Jonathan Buckhouse 

Running time: 1h 54 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity:

• There is a non-explicit depiction of sexual activity in the film that is not detailed or prolonged.

• In the film, a sensual scene of intimacy is featured depicting a couple passionately kissing and undressing each other. As the man pulls down the woman's dress strap, there is fleeting side-view nudity of the woman as they continue kissing

Violence & Gore:

• The film contains several scenes of moderate violence, involving the use of weapons such as swords, wooden staffs, and bow & arrow.

• There are also scenes depicting hand-to-hand combat, involving exchanges of blows, and scenes of battle violence with limited bloodletting. For example, there is a scene in which a man's hand is severed during a fight, leaving him with a stump with little detail seen, and a scene where a man stabs a female character and she falls backwards, with blood smeared on the ice wall behind her.

Profanity: Alot of insulting words with adult profanity though out the film. 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Beer is seen at a bar in pub-in

Frightening/Intense Scenes:

• 'The Huntsman: Winter's War' is a sequel to 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. In this installment, the huntsman has to go on a quest to find the Magic Mirror. The Magic Mirror was once possessed by the evil queen who has since died, and the Ice Queen wants it as part of her ploy for world domination. 

Story: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land; two renegades - Eric the Huntsman - who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover, Sara set out to stop them.

Likes : I'm glad to say this is an improvement over the last film entitled snow white & the huntsmen , would i say its a 12A - pg13 not really , there are moment in this film special with the banter it does take a turn in the adult humour which is a little over the certification the film got which i would say this film is 15 cert tops but funny moments that will make you laugh.

The story is pretty good although some moment i did feel the film felt off but most of the rest of film is well play out , even the concept worked for the film which is a good thing because this time its a little more darker then before , i would say a little emotional there are a few scene that can bring you to tears.

The film is kind of clever in a way using the prequel / sequel theme  as we see the past that gives us a in-depth back story of the beginning as we learn that ravenna has a sister Freya played brilliantly by the beautiful Emily Blunt who has power's as well , but due to certain event's become very cold hearted & evil.

As the story unfolds from the past it slowly moves to the future to a point 7 years after Ravenna played by Charlize Theron was defeated by snow white army which we saw in snow white & huntsman.

This is where the film continues on the sequel part of the film , where we get a narrative from iam nelson explaining parts of the film giving us a good in-depth story of the gap in the years as we learn true evil never dies.

Playing the part of the ice queen Freya (Emily Blunt) played this role with perfection , this is why i love her as an actress because every role she is given she amerce  her self in to the character & become the character that is great acting to bring the character out on screen to give a believable performance.

The way she play this role is that of a person that believe love is a lie & empty with a cold heart so she goes out of her way to destroy anything that involves love  , yet her appearance seemed calm & relaxed in her scenes she wasn't someone to cross which you could see with the character.

 Charlize Theron returns as the evil mirror witch Ravenna brilliant performance as once again show us that she can play the seriously dark evil person that she was in the first film , only as we find out she no longer the human she once was & now more powerful.

 Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the huntsman who we saw in the first film as we get to a back story of where he original came from & who brought him up which make an interest back story for his character as you get to see where he got his skills as a fighter. 

New casting for the film playing a some what love interest for the huntsman played by the beautiful Jessica Chastain playing Sara who put in a awesome performance as a skilled fighter & well as a the romantic moments , im start to not only find her acting as an actress brilliant but she also a very beautiful woman its always great to see her in good role.

 Jessica plays off Chris Hemsworth brilliantly in this film with on screen chemistry which help the film's more believe to the the audience sells the film perfectly , as we come to the comical side of the film which is absolutely funny which come from the dwarf characters.

 Rob Brydon , Nick Frost , Alexandra Roach & Sheridan Smith bring the comical side of the film as dwarf , i mean seriously funny banter which  i was actually surprised with being funny , there are moments though out this film these guys were almost stealing the film because of the funniness which is great because they put 4 people together that actually play off each other in comedy which is very rare.

This made the film more entertaining even the audience behind me in the cinema were laugh , there was a few moment with the banter your like you didnt just say that, there was a few ohhhh moments with what is said , this is what make for great film to watch.

I will say this better improvement over the first film , not perfect but great film to watch.

Dislikes : There is a few moments in the film that feel off in the editing part , like at the beginning like something was about to happen but the scene change in a different direction which was a little off, some scene kind of few flat, but that all i could see in the way of flaws in the film because the rest of the fim was ok.

Overall: Great visual effect , perfect acting, great funny moments. great film.

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 for entertainment / 8 out of 10 for prequel /sequel concept