Die Hüterin der Wahrheit 2: Dina und die schwarze Magie

"The Shamer's Daughter II: The Sepaint Gift" is finaly in Danish Theaters! After four years the second instalment is on the big screen. Not to be confused by the title, this film skips book two and jumps right into the third book. I think that this is a logic idea and is in no means a bad descicion. Actually it's really great. Mixed acting, but good directing and suspense. The biggest complain I have is the music. There is little original music and oh how I loved the soundtrack for the first, I have to admit I missed new themes. Kappe Kaas seemed to be focused on the "Main Title" theme and two others. The villain is also pretty bad. It's not the same actor and it shows. But overall a fun fantasy flick with impressive visuals.

The books are all much better than the movies. However, I found the first movie enjoyable, and it introduced me to Lene Kaaberbøl's excellent writing, both her books for children & adults. The second movie is pretty bad. The script is so weak that I can't see the actors had much to work with. Worth watching for the gorgeous scenery and the excellent acting of Rebecca Emilie Sattrup, who plays the leading role of Dina. But definitely read the books. As mentioned in the first review, they skipped the second book, and with this extremely simplified second installment, you could say they skipped the third books as well!

This and thr first are outstanding Fantasy. Much Much better than most the crap spewing out of hollwood. Currently it can be found in Tubi

It plays like a very high budget movie across the board minus any Political content

Its pretty obvious it has been down graded by movie competitors here in the US, its like, dam I hope no one sees this, its gonna make us look shty

The costuming and cinematography are first rate, the acting is out standing, the specual effects are top of the line

The set pieces are like out of a high budget flick, the script makes total sense and keeps U engaged

You like fantasy and Sci FI, this is and he first one is your baby.

Is the cast's bad performance due to the director or the script? Villains turn to comedy, heroes turn to weak drama. It lacks important elements for it to be considered a good film. 3 is an above-deserved note.

The first film was significantly better. This one seems to rely more on CGI while the first had a solid screenplay. The first one touched the soul with the little girl, Dina. Here she is back again a little more grown up, but the writing just wasn't as endearing as the first film. The film isn't bad. But I would have loved if they did both movies back to back when the actress that played Dina was still a young child and there was more continuity. Rebecca Emilie Sattrup and Jakob Oftebro are both good actors and they work well together. The actress that played Drakan's mother was also very good.

I also noted this film borrows even more from HBO's Game of Thrones than the previous film. Even the catacombs of Winterfell seemed to be copied.