Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. The film sparked outrage mainly because of its plot over child molestation and the fact that in 1988, director Victor Salva was incarcerated for sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child and possession of child pornography. Incredible visuals and fantastic actresses – but no story, no progression, no development, no sense and an absolutely atrocious ending and a terrible child actor in the brother role. Their father is gone, and their mother is unwell. Very lean and speedy... Its primary goal seems to be to entertain as quickly as possible and get the audience back out the door before the story gets old. Overall, just like The Other Lamb, in Gretel & Hansel barely anything happens and the viewing experience as a whole feels more like a chore than entertainment. It is really bad. NEW YORK (CNS) — “There are things here — bad things.” Yes, well, it is a witch’s house, after all. This aspect could be overlooked if other elements of the writing were implemented, but both dialogue and characters feel extremely stiff and annoying. End of rant, thanks again and let’s hope for a horror masterpiece from Oz Perkins in the future. Paramount had to release a statement following the backlash, saying the film was "intended to be bold," and that it's "okay if some people don't like it.". Most scenes are either lit by flickering candles or bathed in an icy blue blight. Another similarity it shares with Van Helsing is that it's not very good. Movies, novels, TV series. and the Terms and Policies, After their father’s death, teenage Gretel (Sophia Lillis) and her younger brother Hansel (Sam Leakey) are struggling to get an income that can support their mother. Follow him on Twitter @cevangelista413 or email him at chris@chrisevangelista.net, /Featured Stories Sidebar, Features, Horror, Movie Reviews, CE, Gretel and Hansel, oz perkins, Sophia Lillis, ‘Boys From County Hell’ Review: A Fresh Take on Vampire Lore That Blends Horror and Comedy [Nightstream], Remembering Zam Wesell, the Worst Assassin in the ‘Star Wars’ Galaxy, The Quarantine Stream: ‘Ted Lasso’ Lives Up to the Hype, The Quarantine Stream: I Should Be Watching Good Television, But Instead I’m Just Watching ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’, The Quarantine Stream: ‘Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh’ Marks a Hilarious Return to the Comedian’s Musical Roots, How ‘Lupin III: The First’ Director Takashi Yamazaki Brought a Japanese Anime Icon into 3D [Interview], Copyright © 2005-2019 /Film. Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. Krige has the allure of wisdom in her performance, an undeniable power that stems from strength and experience, and unlike many movie villains, her rationalizations seem relatively rational based on what Perkins has shown us about Gretel’s options. Gretel & Hansel – same story, new approach. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters ends with the suggestion that there is more to come. Gretel and Hansel will find its audience. It’s more eerie, if that’s a genre. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters ends with the suggestion that there is more to come. Since both those horror-dramas received critical acclaim, the son of Anthony Perkins managed to scrape together a bigger budget for Gretel & Hansel. So far, Gretel’s had bad choices offered to her, turning down a lecherous man looking for a housekeeper, and rejecting a suggestion she enter a convent. Aside from the mildly femenist aspect, there's not much to hightlight about this new adaptation from director Oz Perkins. Posted on Friday, January 31st, 2020 by Chris Evangelista, A brooding, beautiful, mystical bedtime story, Gretel and Hansel has been delegated to a release in the dead days of January, but deserves better. That seems overly optimistic. See Photos: 'The Grudge' US Movie Franchise, Ranked Worst to Best. February 6, 2020By Kurt Jensen That girl on the cusp of womanhood is Gretel, played by Sophia Lillis. Expect this one to be re-appraised in a decade. Vampire Hunter, this junky offering is equally, hopelessly unnecessary. Along the way, Gretel and Hansel encounter strange mutations and at least one character who seems to have stopped by on their way to another fairy tale altogether. ‘Gretel & Hansel’: Film Review Reviewed at AMC Century City, Los Angeles, Jan. 29, 2020. On the contrary, both Sophie Lillis and Alice Krige do their best: it’s just a shame that the material they had to work with is really poor, therefore they also come off as unlikeable, underdeveloped pieces of wood. It generated controversy as the movie was released just two years after the Waukesha stabbing, in which two 12-year-old girls stabbed a third, claiming the stabbing was part of the steps to becoming a proxy for the Slender Man. It knows exactly what type of movie it is and it never tries to be anything more than its title.