A Couple of Surprising Twists Here and There

Rating: 6/10 (20 June 2015)

After being abandoned in a large forest by their father, two children by the name of "Hansel" (Jeremy Renner) and "Gretel" (Gemma Arterton) stumble upon a house made of candy. Venturing inside they are captured by a witch who plans to kill them and use their hearts to conjure up a horrific spell. Fortunately, they escape and kill the evil witch in the process. It's at this time that they realize that they have a unique skill and decide to sell their services to villages beset by witchcraft. Some years later they travel to one particular town which has had eleven children recently abducted discover that the local sheriff is about to burn a young woman named "Mina" (Pihla Viitala) for being a witch. Although Hansel rescues the comely young maiden he also earns the enmity of the local sheriff as well. But that is the least of his problems. Now rather than reveal any more of this film and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this turned out to be an enjoyable action movie for the most part with a couple of surprising twists here and there. Likewise, having two attractive actresses like Gemma Arterton and Pihla Viitala certainly didn't hurt either. Slightly above average.