What Could've Been

Rating: 7/10 (4 February 2013)

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is about how the two famous orphans become witch hunters after killing the witch that took them as hostages.
I've been looking forward to this movie for two reasons: 1 was that it looked like what I wanted in an action comedy, and not just the normal boring Hollywood trash that we usually get with action movies. And 2 was that it was written and directed by the Norwegian guy who made Kill Buljo: The Movie and Dead Snow, Tommy Wirkola.
The movie starts off promising and much of what I wanted from it is actually present in the first 20 minutes or so. It's just over-the-top mindless comedy action with overly tough bounty hunters that just own everyone on screen. And then it becomes more of what Hollywood likes.
After the 20 first minutes, the characters apparently develop, and they try to make it a bit more serious. No thanks, I just want mindless comedy action for this one right.
You know, if I were to direct an action movie, I would've made it over-the-top to the point of insanity. Not make any sense at all, just being hilarious as ****. But in the end, we get a piece of what could've been.
It seems like Wirkola was trying to make an action movie that was like the one I described, which shows with the 20 first minutes, but then ran out of silly ideas and started relying on Hollywood clichés. Either that, or the producers demanded him to make it more of a standard movie.
Overall, it's fun, but nothing special. Maybe Kill Buljo 2 will be better.