Gretel & Hansel

Name: Gretel & Hansel
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: January 31, 2020
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Abdul Alshareef, Alice Krige, Beatrix Perkins, Charles Babalola, Donncha Crowley

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Orion Pictures | Release Date: January 31, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: Abdul Alshareef, Alice Krige, Beatrix Perkins, Charles Babalola, Donncha Crowley, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Giulia Doherty, Ian Kenny, Jessica De Gouw, Jonathan Delaney Tynan, Jonathan Gunning, Loreece Harrison, Manuel Pombo, Melody Carrillo, Samuel Leakey, Sophia Lillis

Summary: A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl (Sophia Lillis) leads her little brother (Sammy Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Director: Oz Perkins

Genre(s): Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 87 min

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Matthew Monagle

Jan 31, 2020

This is Young Adult horror at its finest. Read full review

Chandler Levack

Jan 29, 2020

Everything about Gretel & Hansel is weirder, smarter and way more cinematic than I’d expected, thanks to some fascinating movie choices made by director Oz Perkins. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Jan 30, 2020

As a fantasy, Gretel & Hansel is a delectably smart concoction, thoughtfully reevaluating the original tale, adding all-new layers of the ominous, and yet also keeping the story rooted in an amorphous, fairy tale past. As a horror movie, Perkins’ movie relies more on disquietude than external threat, and demands a thoughtful audience’s mental energies instead of a rowdy audience’s popcorn-spilling flinches. Read full review

Trace Thurman

Jan 30, 2020

Gretel & Hansel updates a classic fairy tale with impressive results. It’s a gorgeous and moody film that trusts the intelligence of its audience. Read full review

Jim Slotek

Jan 30, 2020

At an hour and a half, Gretel and Hansel shouldn’t be a slog. But at a certain point in the last act, it definitely labours for its chills - and all that feasting eventually leaves the audience more hungry than scared. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Jan 30, 2020

Gretel & Hansel is Perkins’ biggest film to date, and it cements a filmmaker in full possession of a visual prowess that few others with far longer filmographies can claim. But while he offers a stunning feast for the eyes, the substance is likely to leave viewers still hungry. Read full review

Mark Kennedy

Jan 30, 2020

Gretel & Hansel is as visually arresting as it is tedious, a 90-minute movie that really should have been a 3-minute music video for Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne. It’s in the horror genre only loosely. It’s more eerie, if that’s a genre. Actually, it’s like dread for 90 minutes. It’s dreadful. Read full review

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LeoVrbanec

Mar 9, 2020

This movie is a masterpiece...The atmosphere and the ambience of the film are amazing,the camerawork is truly amazing,its mysterious and pretty scarry.The story and the pacing is spot on.All in all,i loved this!!!

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Cristianfuentes

May 18, 2020

A great story, retold using creative horror ideas, some experimental touches and -most important- real skill. A weird but highly watchable movie and a pleasant surprise. Don't miss this one.

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OleGein

Feb 5, 2020

Good movie, great cinematography, audio, with some serious creepy vibes. The film was a pleasant surprise, as I had no real hype going into the theater for it. The audio and visuals are top notch, even if the audio could be a bit repetitive. I was a little worried it would follow the HanselGood movie, great cinematography, audio, with some serious creepy vibes. The film was a pleasant surprise, as I had no real hype going into the theater for it. The audio and visuals are top notch, even if the audio could be a bit repetitive. I was a little worried it would follow the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to the tee, but was relieved when it was a twist of the classic (Who want's to watch a story that everyone already knows?). The main criticism I have is the dialogue, which is a bit clunky for my liking, but you get use to it after the first fifteen minutes of the film. I will say, it felt like the filmmakers watched Eggers' The Witch and thought Hansel & Gretel would fit well in that world. Overall a good watch!… Expand

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joeyabuki

Mar 5, 2020

It has good things but it also has slow parts. Everyone who was in the theater was bored and when it was over they said "what a bad movie" and they made fun of "in administration you can go to get the 50% refund of the ticket" hahaha. It does have a somewhat strange ending. Obviously eachIt has good things but it also has slow parts. Everyone who was in the theater was bored and when it was over they said "what a bad movie" and they made fun of "in administration you can go to get the 50% refund of the ticket" hahaha. It does have a somewhat strange ending. Obviously each person has their tastes, I liked that it is not the classic Disney story but terror, something different, I also liked that within the terror is different from today's genre, the gloomy atmosphere it has is great, the sounds, OST and the performances too.… Expand

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theredsky

Feb 4, 2020

Gretel and Hansel feels like Oz Perkins is trying to make his movie feel like a Robert Eggers film but it fails at that. The only aspects I really enjoyed were technical ones. The one element that I felt was great was the score by Robin Coudert. It’s intense and is the only thing that causesGretel and Hansel feels like Oz Perkins is trying to make his movie feel like a Robert Eggers film but it fails at that. The only aspects I really enjoyed were technical ones. The one element that I felt was great was the score by Robin Coudert. It’s intense and is the only thing that causes some scenes to have some sort of tension. The cinematography was pretty good. It felt atmospheric and made some scenes look very visually interesting. The production design was pretty good also. The sets look interesting and unique. As much as I enjoy the technical aspects, the rest of the film falls below average. The performances range from good to bad. Alice Krige did a good job as the witch. She had her moments but there really wasn’t a whole lot to it. She was able to make her bad dialogue sound somewhat better. Sophia Lillis was decent as Gretel and Sam Leakey as Hansel was pretty bad. Their performances are made a little worse by the script. The script is pretty bad. The dialogue spoken between characters is extremely awkward and poor and can cause you to look at the screen and think, “what the hell?”. The characters were uninteresting to me. There wasn’t a lot to them that made me want to care about their struggles. The story and flow of events was very boring to me. Besides the visuals, there wasn’t anything that was getting me invested with what was going on. The good thing though is that the film isn’t even an hour and a half long so it isn’t a pain to sit through but it felt a little bit longer due to pacing issues. The first act of the film goes by very quickly but the rest of the film is very slow. It attempts to set up the characters and then drags out their encounter with the witch a little too much. Overall, Gretel and Hansel may have some great technical aspects but its performances, story, script, and pacing really drag the film down for me.… Expand

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Caste

Apr 9, 2020

I basically can watch any movie and find silver linings.
Hell, I even enjoyed recently '47 METERS DOWN: Uncaged' and it's a very bad and basic movie.
But Gretel & Hansel is so boring in every possible way that can't find any way to recommend watching it. It's just a waste of your time, plainI basically can watch any movie and find silver linings.
Hell, I even enjoyed recently '47 METERS DOWN: Uncaged' and it's a very bad and basic movie.
But Gretel & Hansel is so boring in every possible way that can't find any way to recommend watching it. It's just a waste of your time, plain and simple.… Expand

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Aewdynamite1

May 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. absolutely terrible movie not scary at all !!!!! very weird and stupid just flat out stay tf away waste of even redbox fee hahHhH… Expand

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