Hardly the light-hearted romp its stars have been selling, this prequel/sequel is quite a sombre and ponderous affair, occasionally livened up by sparky dwarf banter and brief but well-staged fight sequences. There is a lot of excellent design work on display and the use of 3D is very well executed. Hemsworth broods and swaggers effectively with an interesting accent, Theron positively eats up every moment of what screen time she has, and Blunt gives a nicely precise performance as the Ice Queen. It builds slowly to a somewhat lively but mad Narnia meets Terminator 2 final showdown, which only serves to show that keeping the main characters apart for most of the running time smacks of missed opportunities. Whether Winter's War turns out to be part of an ongoing franchise or just an interesting sideline, the film itself is solid and well-made but not exactly thrilling.
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