Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Movie Review

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Released: January 25, 2013
Duration: 1 hr 28 min
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare
Rated: R
Watch Count: 1

Synopsis provide by Fandango:

Fifteen years after a horrific experience in a deceptively inviting ginger bread house, an orphan Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become famous for ridding the countryside of witches. Despite their stellar success record, the brother and sister face a unique challenge when an extremely powerful witch is identified as the culprit stealing children from a local village with the intent to sacrifice them in an ancient magical ceremony to be held on the night of the Blood Moon. As Hansel and Gretel race against the clock, making several unlikely allies on the way (among them include a troll and a witch hunter fanboy), they unexpectedly come across a link to their own pasts and the secret their parents took with them when they disappeared. The film was directed by Tommy Wirkola. Actresses Famke Janssen and Pihla Vitala co-star. 

June 16, 2013 
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters revolves around the children's tale Hansel & Gretel but with blood, gore, and really ugly witches. I'm not exaggerating. The witches in this movie are really grotesque. They're on a whole new level of the word fugly. The disgusting nature of the witches aside, the whole movie is really just bleh. I was bored throughout. It was also very predictable. This being said, I was really glad that I watched it through Redbox. It would of been a waste of my time (and not to mention money) at the theaters. My Verdict: Don't bother, it's boring. If you must, watch it on Redbox or Netflix.