A silly, enjoyable run through the woods

Rating: 7/10 (17 February 2014)

I didn't really fancy this movie, it looked a bit silly. Well it is but what it does it does very well.
Hansel and Gretel mean business this time and charge around the countryside sticking it to the witches. The action is fast moving and exhilarating, lots of attention has been paid to the setting and scenery.
The plot however is very choppy. People stroll into the story then wander out, or pop up in the middle of swamps and spill their hearts out to the characters to move the scene along or plug a gaping plot hole.
The reason the plot is so sporadic is the film weighs in under the 90 minute mark which is a massive feat for a modern movie.
The women are attractive, the medieval James Bond weaponry is clever, the different breeds of witches exotic and interesting.
The violence is gratuitous but not graphic, peoples heads explode into red mist or get there arms torn off but in a very comic book manner. A woman gets punched in the face about every 7 minutes but they are always straight back on their feet with perfect hair and make-up.
A bit of a silly, Buffyesque romp, I enjoyed it.