We all know the story Hansel and Gretel, and the wicked witch
in her house of candy. But what do you suppose happened to the children after they
killed the witch and escaped? They turned into ass-kicking witch hunters, is
what. Armed with an impressive arsenal, they make their living going town to
town, taking out witchy scum. Jeremy Renner (Avenger's Assemble) and Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia) play the fairy tale
siblings all grown up, while X-Men's Famke Janssen
plays a high witch hell-bent on enacting her cunning plan.
Nonsense abound!
Sublimely ridiculous, Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters 3D is
one fun-filled, guilty pleasure. The
great thing is it doesn’t take itself seriously. There
is no desire for any historical correctness, or for conforming to any other preconceived
notion of “authenticity”. The witches
are grotesque, in a style reminiscent of the twisted souls in Sam Raimi’s Evil
Dead series, and just as tongue-in-cheek. The leather-clad, wise-cracking siblings
strut from scene to scene to scene with plenty of attitude and all-round
sexiness. Jansen hams it up a little as the movie’s villain, but it works
perfectly with the format. With huge
explosions, and weaponry most unbelievable, there’s really not much about this
movie to be considered realistic, save for the special effects.
There were plenty of good 3D moments that had me jumping in my seat. Okay, so the story line is a bit thin, but what else would you expect from a fantastical
combination such as this? It is sheer fun and silliness, which are two things I very much
enjoy.
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