Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Rating: 7/10 (31 July 2015)

If you didn't realise from the title, you would have done from the first couple of minutes, this is a fantasy, and therefore not to be taken too seriously. It isn't exactly a modern take on the famous German fairy tale, but there are one or two anachronisms here and there, their weapons in particular.
There isn't that much of a plot to it, suffice it to say that a particularly evil and powerful grand witch has some dastardly plans afoot including child sacrifice, but with the help of a white witch, an autograph hunter and a friendly troll, the fearless siblings might just defeat the forces of darkness.
This film has some half decent special effects, as well as witches who ride on broomsticks and kick like Bruce Lee. The big question though is who is the target market? Certainly not prepubescent kids with the sort of language used here.