Fairly Good Popcorn Flick

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2013)

I walked into this movie expecting something along the lines of The Brothers Grimm, but perhaps a little bit worse. I knew that they had been sitting on this film for a while, banking on either of the leads inevitable star power. However, the movie did not disappoint at all. It can be campy, especially in its delivery of dialogue, but it's completely aware of that behavior.
The movie is intentionally violent and gory. It pulls no punches, but in that seriousness, they are willing to put together some very competent action sequences. Some of the special effects were a little hackneyed, while others hit their mark. The twists were a little predictable as well.
As long as you're not aiming to see an Oscar film, there's no reason you shouldn't go to see Hansel and Gretel. It'll be especially enjoyable if you don't mind the American accents and the campy dialogue. This is likely to be one of the better actions movies for the first half of this year.