Exciting funny story with lost of action

Rating: 8/10 (5 August 2013)

The story is quite a humorously written action version of the Hansel and Gretel fairytale. The original fairytale gets covered quickly with the house made of candy and the witch. Fast forward to the pair of adult witch slayers. Liked the modern dialog thrown in eg the fan stuff. Also the weapons were inventive with the version of modern guns. The explanation of the parents story is clever and the troll and good witches complete the plot well.
The violence makes this one for only older teens upwards. It has lost of killings and lots of fighting - maybe too much punching and kicking and exploding bodies. Still not as graphically violent as a Quentin movie. The witches are a refreshing villain - we have had too many zombies and vampires. Their powers seemed way too strong though.
I always thought Famke Janssen is more suited to the villain role and she is well cast here as the evil witch. Gemma is quite suited to her tomboyish role. Jeremy Renner is a strange pick. Someone a bit more leading man looking would have been a better choice.
Overall worth a watch for more mature audiences.