CWEB.com - Although I’m fantasied out, for what this is, it’s entertaining. Who knew there was a sequel to the story of Snow White (told in Hollywood style in 2012 in “Snow White and The Huntsman”)? Like most fantasies this is, well, fantastic, so forget that there’s anything here that is even close to being credible or realistic. But it’s sometimes humorous, has beautiful women (Charlize Thereon and Emily Blunt), a good-looking guy (Chris Hemsworth), and some nice special effects, especially of enchanted forests.
Thereon returns as the hateful Queen, Ravenna. But now she’s got a sister, Freya (Blunt) who has an unhappy experience with love and becomes an equally hateful Queen of her own in a frozen northern land.
The McGuffin is the “mirror, mirror on the wall,” because Snow White, who has replaced Ravena as Queen is in jeopardy and the mirror has been stolen. The Huntsman (Hemsworth) is charged with getting it back before it falls into the hands of Queen Freya.
It’s all a bunch of nonsense, but the production values are high and the forests are, indeed enchanted, the special effects aren’t overwhelming, but are good, and the story is told with a wink in the eye and a lot of light-hearted touches, so there’s nothing to get too upset about.
Tony Medley is a Motion Picture Association of America accredited film critic. His reviews may be read in several newspapers as well as on CWEB.com, Rottentomatoes.com, the Movie Review Query Engine, mrqe.com, and at www.tonymedley.com. In addition, he’s written numerous newspaper and magazine articles for publications like The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Magazine, The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and Good Housekeeping Magazine.
He is a Silver Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), an ACBL-certified Director, and the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bridge. With over 100,000 copies in print, it is the best-selling basic bridge book. He is also the author of UCLA Basketball: The Real Story, available on Kindle, and Sweaty Palms: The Neglected Art of Being Interviewed, first published in 1978 and now in its third edition with over half a million copies in print, the first book ever written about the job interview for the interviewee, also available on Kindle.
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