I'm sure I'll get some shit for this but I loved 2012's Snow White & The Huntsman, It's far from a perfect movie but I liked the story. It was an interesting and different take on Snow White. I figured that they would make a sequel but after the whole Kristen Stewart scandal I wasn't sure how they'd do it. I guess they've decided to carry on without her for the time being. This movie is getting panned by critics and I can understand their reasoning. However, I can't say that I agree with them completely, There were parts of it that I liked. I don't think it was as terrible as people have been saying. Overall though The Huntsman was just... okay. Not nearly as good as the first one.
The movie serves as both a prequel and a sequel (300: Rise of an Empire did it better though. At least it stayed consistent with its predecessor). Really, only the first 20-30 minutes is a prequel. The rest takes place after the events of Snow White and the Huntsman. A war escalates between rival queens/sisters Ravenna (Charlize Theron) and Freya (Emily Blunt). Meanwhile, Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and his wife Sara (Jessica Chastain), members of Freya's army, try to conceal their relationship.
While the movie had some interesting ideas, it was not well executed. It felt rushed at times and there were also moments where it dragged. Most of the people involved put in the least amount of effort possible and it was obvious they were only making this due to contractual obligations. Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain, both great actresses, looked like they didn't want to be there and it showed in their performances. The only one who seemed to be trying and having fun was Chris Hemsworth. He's very charming and I like him as an actor (he's the main reason I'm not rating this any lower than I already am). But the Huntsman is better as a supporting character. This movie really suffered from not having Snow White in it.
This felt like two movies just thrown together and edited poorly. It's almost as if they started out just wanting to make this a prequel but then changed their minds and started filming a sequel and just added the footage they already had.
The movie did have a few other things going for it. There was some beautiful cinematography/visuals (minus the goblins which looked like something you'd see on a SyFy channel movie). I also liked the score from James Newton Howard.
Is it worth seeing? I guess so. Especially if you enjoyed the first one. But would I suggest you pay to see it in theaters? No. I'm not even sure I'd watch this again unless they release a director's cut or I'm bored and I happen to come across it on Netflix.
My Rating: 7/10
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