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1* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/{{Halsey}} did a remix of her song “Castle” for the film, and it's ''amazing.''
2* BaseBreakingCharacter:
3** The dwarfs, as with most comic relief characters. They're notably more comedic than they were in the first film, so it's up for debate if that was welcome or not.
4** Freya gets this big time, from fans wondering whether she's a JerkassWoobie or an AntiVillain. Likewise, some found Emily Blunt's performance to be full of {{Narm}} (see below) - and others found it to be a good one.
5* BrokenBase: Dropping Snow White from the film caused one. A few (notably detractors of Kristen Stewart) were glad to see her go. Others felt that the story needed her, and that Eric isn't an interesting enough lead.
6* CriticalBacklash: Despite the way it was savaged by critics, it has its share of fans, and some who even prefer it to the first.
7* CriticalDissonance: Well... Rotten Tomatoes puts the critics score at 16%, while [[DamnedByFaintPraise audiences are at 49%]].
8* EnsembleDarkhorse: Bromwyn, the DeadpanSnarker of the dwarfs. She gets most of the best lines.
9* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: [[Creator/CharlizeTheron Charlize Theron's]] son [[PrecociousCrush got a mad crush on]] Creator/EmilyBlunt while on set that's still going.
10* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The film has done substantially better overseas than in the United States. It only grossed $20 million in its American opening weekend, but $78 million in other territories.
11* HamAndCheese: Charlize Theron once again does this as Ravenna. She's clearly having lots of fun hamming it up.
12* HarsherInHindsight: The revelation that the Duke [[spoiler: was actually enchanted by Ravenna to kill Freya's daughter]] gets even worse the more you think about it. The Duke's horrified reaction and the line "I had to" are particularly telling: it indicates that not only was he [[spoiler: forced to kill his own child, but he may have been fully aware of what was happening the whole time and was unable to stop because of Ravenna's spell]].
13* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: [[https://youtu.be/pd3YMQiVjZw As evidenced here]], [[Creator/CharlizeTheron Charlize Theron's]] son [[PrecociousCrush got a mad crush on]] Creator/EmilyBlunt while on set that's still going.
14* HilariousInHindsight:
15** Casting Emily Blunt alongside Chris Hemsworth in this seems oddly coincidental. Before being forced to back out because of scheduling conflicts, Emily Blunt was originally cast as Black Widow in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse - a soldier trained from childhood and sterilised so she couldn't have children. Here Blunt is the one training ChildSoldiers and her angst once again comes from children.
16** When promoting the film on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow'', the subject of 'dogging' was mentioned[[note]]The practice of having sex in public[[/note]]. Chris Hemsworth didn't know what it was, but Jessica Chastain did - and said she found out while making the film. In the film itself there's a scene where Eric and Sara have sex in the woods - with the dwarfs nearby.
17** Colin Morgan once again playing a [[Series/Merlin2008 a man whose lover's name is Freya]]. It's clearly a shout out, but then next year's ''Film/KingArthurLegendOfTheSword'' would have another ''Merlin'' cast member in DeathByCameo as an obvious nod to their role (in this case, Creator/KatieMcGrath).
18* JustHereForGodzilla: Probably the biggest draw the movie had was getting another chance to see Charlize Thereon ChewingTheScenery as a gloriously evil queen.
19* {{Narm}}: The entirety of Emily Blunt's performance, as she alternates from being oddly bland and stoic to [[SuddenlyShouting OUTBURSTING]] [[EvilIsHammy LIKE]] [[ChewingTheScenery A]] [[LargeHam MANIAC]] in a heartbeat, she's frequently compared to Creator/EddieRedmayne in ''Film/JupiterAscending''. Her screams of anguish before unleashing her powers for the first time is a major moment of this.
20* NarmCharm:
21** Jessica Chastain's attempts at a Scottish accent are oddly endearing.
22** Overall, the film seems to be well-aware of the cheese that comes with its speeches on ThePowerOfLove, which makes them silly yet still charming.
23* OneSceneWonder: Colin Morgan as Freya's lover in the prologue.
24* {{Sequelitis}}: This film got considerably [[{{Pun}} colder]] reviews than the original and managed to become one of two fairy-tale sequel bombs for Joe Roth in 2016 alone, with ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'' being the other.
25* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: A few complained that the story involved [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 sisters, one of whom had ice powers]].
26* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Rebellious Duke's son William is relegated to a one scene appearance, despite being proven as a competent fighter.

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