Story about love and betrayal that lacks novelty The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon, Nick Frost, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin, Sophie Cookson, Niamh Walton and Conrad Khan A story about love and becosts her the life of her child The visuals are lavishly play characters that are not trayal, The Huntsman: Winand ultimately awakens her done. Equipped with extravexactly engrossingly written. ter’s War is a spin on a classic suppressed ice powers. agant and intricate costume However they still manage fairy tale, based on characConsumed by grief and anand design set pieces, every to dig deep into themselves ters created by Evan Daughger, Freya leaves her sister’s frame here is expensively and give viewers something erty. This sequel to the 2012 side, invades the north, and embellished. The racing to sink their teeth into. released Snow White and the raises an army of children — icicle formations, arbitrary Charlize Theron as the evil Huntsman, and touted to be a her “huntsmen” as she refers light beams or glistening Queen Ravenna looks stunprequel of the tale, is actually to them. synthetic sprites in breathning and her performance a poorly remixed confused Two of these deadly wartaking scenery, make the is striking, but is limited saga that meshes perplexing riors are Eric (Chris Hemviewing an amazing feat. by her screen time. Emily timelines and retconned plot sworth) and Sara ( Jessica Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Blunt lacks the zing to play threads. Chastain), who, in defiance who was the special effects the frosty cold Ice Queen
The narration reveals the of their queen’s wishes, fall in supervisor in the Snow White Freya. Chris Hemsworth relationship between two love and plot an escape that and the Huntsman, makes his gives a decent impression of sisters, Ravenna (Charlize ends in disaster. directorial debut with this the braveheart Eric and he Theron) who usurps the Seven years later, picking film. Though he excels in is ably supported by Jessica King’s throne prior to Snow up from the events of the last stylizing the film, he seems to Chastain. As Sara, she conWhite’s birth and Freya (Emfilm, Prince William (Sam have no grip upon the telling vincingly portrays the agile, ily Blunt) who contentedly Claflin) implores Eric to reof the tale. His plot, with a flat action-oriented heroine. Tolives in her sister’s shadow trieve the golden magic mirgraph, seems daftly crafted. gether their onscreen chemuntil her lover’s betrayal ror that Ravenna left, before The four main leads here istry lacks lustre due to their her sister Freya seizes it, as it holds an unforeseen power that can be used against Snow White.
Thus begins Eric’s journey with a band of dwarves — Nion (Nick Frost), Gryff (Rob Brydon), Doreena (Alexandra Roach) and Bromwyn ( Sheridan Smith) — who chase the requisite mystical MacGuffin through a visually striking fantasy-scape. badly etched character-arc.
Of the supporting cast, it is the dwarves who induce a tinge of comic-relief, but their entire effort seems forced and laboured. Also, they add nothing to the plot.
The action sequences are well-choreographed, especially the intense battle with a horde of goblins. This scene induces a momentary pleasure in the waning chronicle.
With brilliant production values, the film is well designed and presented, but unfortunately with so many reference pointers from Lord of the Rings, Frozen and Hunger Games, the film lacks novelty and is not quite appealing. IANS
The narration reveals the relationship between two sisters, Ravenna and Freya.