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Huntsman: Winter's War, The

Huntsman: Winter's War, The

Action, Adventure, Drama

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.
More information on this production is available at www.huntsmanmovie.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Now Snow White is awol, this dreary and incoherent CGI mashup of plots from Frozen, Narnia and The Incredibles really cannot justify its existence.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 04/04/2016

Visual inventiveness and spectacular casting can’t quite salvage a muddled fantasy epic that, if it were a magic mirror, would be held together with gaffer tape.

**(*)(*)(*)Jimi Famurewa, Empire Online, 04/04/2016

Some fairytales ‘never truly end’ intones Liam Neeson’s narrator – unfortunately, this franchise feels like it has indeed run its course.

***(*)(*)James Mottram, The List, 04/04/2016

A film about backstory was always going to struggle. But while the narrative loses power as it unfolds, the cast and FX give it some sparkle.

***(*)(*)James Mottram, Total Film, 04/04/2016

It is just a pity that [the director] was so busy with the VFX that he never stopped to look in the mirror and to ask what on earth the film was supposed to be about.

**(*)(*)(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 06/04/2016

Winter’s War ends with the promise of another sequel but on this evidence we should probably all settle for a happy-ever-after ending.

***(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 08/04/2016

The whole gibberish story is tied together by reams of narration from Liam Neeson, whose pronouncement near the film’s conclusion that “some fairytales never truly end” sounds uncannily like a threat.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 09/04/2016

Despite a fine performance from Emily Blunt, the follow-up to Snow White and the Huntsman offers cold comfort.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Jonathan Romney, The Observer, 10/04/2016

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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