Review of The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) by Jb B — 12 Jul 2016

This movie starts out really well. Given the amount of raw talent in the film, it would be really hard for it to not have any redeeming qualities. Emily Blunt! Furiosa! Thor! JessChastain! Wow! So, as expected, we see the beginning of how the two evil queens become evil. The plot has depth and is very promising at this point.

Then comes the "Quest". Every fairytale has this legendary quest that the hero/ heroine must undertake for the sake of everything good. This part of he film was also okay. Towards the end though, the plot was falling apart and wandering into very very predictable, mundane, and boring territory.

The promises of epic fights and wars that never happen litter the entire film. Needless to say, this is a bit disappointing, considering that our star cast would be brilliantly suited for aforementioned wars.

Ultimately, the end comes without fanfare. :/.

This is still a decent watch, but it could have been so much more!