I pride myself on being unbiased as possible and I really don't mean to disrespect other people opinions, but professional critics need to lighten up. When you have a film like
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters you can't judge it as high art. I mean this is a film about fairy tale characters going around killing witches, of course it's going to be downright silly. This film embraces it's over-the-top premise and it makes for a quick, efficient, and fun affair. This film is the perfect departure from all the Oscar-fare dominating the box office right now. The action and gore are pretty much non-stop for it's 88-minute runtime and the filmmakers pace it perfectly so it never gets dull. There is just enough story to give a purpose for Hansel and Gretel to kill witches and ample time to brutally murder as many witches as possible. The film also delivers visually with pretty good use of 3D with plenty of splattering blood and body parts striking the audience. The makeup work on the witches was also very impressive and effectively grotesque. The film does absolutely takes itself too seriously at times (primarily in the first half-hour) which takes away a bit from the experience. The casting of Jeremy Renner didn't work too well either. He spends the whole film looking confused as to why he agreed to do it. Renner is one of the best actors in Hollywood right now, He just felt miscast for this type of ridiculous movie. It's far from flawless, but
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is a satisfying mindless gorefest that doesn't outstay it's welcome.
3.5/5 Stars
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