In this spin on the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel are now bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past.
The concept is absolutely ridiculous, but in the context of this film, it works. Hansel and Gretel were almost eaten by a witch, but they killed her and since then have dedicated their lives to the hunting and killing of witches. What more do you need to know?
Over the top violence makes up for the general crappy concept of this film. In one scene a man is drawn and quartered by tree branches and in another, a whole team of men are utterly destroyed by a troll (solely for the sake of foreshadowing).
This dude Hulk smashed one scene. Stepped on a dudes head. Pounded another. Crazy.
What stands out to me is that somehow all of the witches know how to fight. So I'm guessing that when they aren't eating children, they are working on their fighting skills? I mean they were really giving it to our heroes at one point.
Jeremy Renner is in everything these days. He's like a more... profitable Jason Statham.
The goal of the film is to entertain. It easily achieves this. You may have to lower your expectations a bit, but in reality, you're watching a movie about Hansel and Gretel who have grown up to hunt and kill witches. How good can you expect it to be?
Out of Ten? 7
Violence? Yes. Troll violence.
Explosions? Yes
Nudity? Booty butt cheeks!
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