Best movie of the year so far!

Rating: 7/10 (27 January 2013)

I don't know what people went in expecting. But my expectations were above average and I got more than I had hoped for. it's not a perfect film by any means but delivers on what the title promises. it's a fun, gory, silly fantasy horror flick. The film centers on the classic story of Hansel and Gretel and picks up after that tale as they are now a brother and sister team of bad ass witch hunters. They are hired by a town because children have been taken and come upon a devilish plot that is surprisingly unique. I'm not sure what all the bad buzz is about there is a fare amount of development for a film of this kind. And most of all it's just fun. It's a quick flick at 88 mins. So it doesn't over stay it's welcomes Jeremy Renner and Gemma Armeton (better than she's ever been) have a decent amount of chemistry and deliver raunchy but fun dialogue with a sarcastic pizazz. Famke Janseen hams it up as the grand witch in her best role in a while, The fight scenes are well choreographed and the direction is promising from Tommy Wirkola of the awesomely fun Dead Snow. Sure it could have been a bit more fleshed out and there is a bit too much reliance on the f bomb as a joke but it works. Most of all the film possesses a dark kinetic energy that doesn't shy away from the gooey dark stuff which is really commendable from a major studio considering how much genre films have become annoyingly censored. All in all a great time and leaves it open for sequels of which I hope they will make. 3.5/5