Cert 12A
117 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate violence, threat, moderate bad language
Four years ago, Mrs W and I were in Hollywood and at the AMC just off the boulevard, we watched Snow White & The Huntsman.
The tickets cost us $16 apiece and, even though it was an experience to see a movie in such prestigious surroundings, we were disappointed.
This is the reason I have put off our visit to the less upmarket Nottingham Cineworld to see its sequel. Frankly, we were not looking forward to it.
However, we found Cedric Nicolas-Troyan's movie was surprisingly exciting and much superior to its predecessor.
Emily Blunt makes a delicious villain - an ice queen who rounds up a kingdom's children to be trained as her ruthless army as she takes the wrath of losing a baby child out on anyone who stands in her way.
Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain play two of the children who have now grown up to become the ice queen's fiercest warriors.
However, she has banned love so when she spots them falling for each other she intervenes cruelly and sets off a chain of events which leads to war across the lands.
Blunt excels in villainy as does Charlize Theron who plays her even more dastardly sister.
Hemsworth is the typical square-jawed hero but I was a bit bemused by his and Chastain's strange Scottish accents,
They are backed up by a bunch of misfit dwarves, led by the spunky Sheridan Smith and including Rob Brydon and Nick Frost although I was not sure why real dwarves were not hired.
However, the quality of the acting, although very decent, comes secondary to the eye-catching actionsscenes and ice cold special effects.
The Huntsman - Winter's War will not feature in my top 20 of the year but I was pleased to emerge from it with a smile on face.
Reasons to watch: so much more exciting than its predecessor
Reasons to avoid: the bizarre Scottish accents
Laughs: a couple of chuckles
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 8/10
Star tweet
I'm a cheap date so I only take my wife to movies where I can get free tickets. #huntsman #cheapskate
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