It’s out next month in the UK, but How to Train Your Dragon 2 has already been scooping up rave reviews on the other side of the pond.
The sequel to DreamWorks’ 2010 smash, the new film moves the story on five years, with Hiccup and his friends now young adults. And according the US press, it’s a rare example of a sequel being even better than the original! Here's just some of the gushing write-ups...
“How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a textbook example of how to do a world-building sequel just right. It expands the world established in the first film, with new characters, new worlds to explore, and new mythological tidbits, but nonetheless concentrates on telling a complete story centered on its main characters.” Forbes
“Dragon 2, like The Empire Strikes Back, takes sequels to a new level of imagination and innovation. It truly is a high-flying, depth-charging wonder to behold.” Rolling Stone
“The visuals are wonderful once again, with inventive and eye-catching character design (especially with the dragons) and absorbing cinematography. Furthermore, John Powell expands upon his superb score from last time around with some new cues and some memorable leitmotifs.” Den of Geek
“Braver than Brave, more fun than Frozen and more emotionally satisfying than so many of its live-action counterparts, Dragon delivers.” Variety
“Darker, more emotionally complex and with suitably upped spectacle, it’s easily DreamWorks’ most mature and accomplished film yet. Like its predecessor (in which Hiccup and Toothless were both maimed during the finale) this is a universe that has real stakes and consequences, and as such the emotional gut-punches are all the more affecting.” Total Film
“What it is is a fun, funny, moving, solidly constructed, and really rather wonderful little flick. It is a fine example of just solid filmmaking, a rarity in a genre that is typically frantic, breathless, and needlessly huge.” Nerdist
See How to Train Your Dragon 2 when it flies into Cineworld on 11th July.
