Enjoy the ride, it's going to be fun.

Rating: 10/10 (21 September 2014)

If you're looking for a new age view on witches, a historically accurate yarn or a film with a deep message, you're going to be disappointed. If however you are looking for a wildly entertaining, laugh out loud, over the top, gory action movie ...your search is over. Hansel & Gretel is a lot of fun. The brother and sister from the Grimm tale are all grown up and have been busy making a career out of Witch hunting, capturing and killing their quarry in a variety of gory and inventive ways. The arrival of a head witch and the imminent fulfillment of a dark prophecy, force the siblings to uncover some unpleasant truths from their past while ensuring the world remains safe from darkness. It's not always cool to admit enjoying popcorn movies any more. Even action movies have to hold a message or something to elevate them beyond simple enjoyment. This film will never win awards, even the leads expressed some misgivings, saying it was done purely to pay a bill. Doesn't matter, after all isn't that why we little people work? At the end of the day Hansel & Gretel does exactly what it says it will and with style.