Gretel & Hansel

2020 • 87 minút

Tento film

Director Osgood Perkins ("The Blackcoat's Daughter") brings his terrifyingly unique vision to one of the most famous of Grimm Fairy Tales in "Gretel & Hansel." After being thrown out of their mother’s home due to extreme poverty, Gretel (Sophia Lillis) leads her younger brother, Hansel (Samuel J. Leakey), through the woods in search of food and work. A kindly Hunter points them in the direction of civilization, and the children soon discover a quaint cottage in the wood, where a fragile old woman, Holda (Alice Krige), offers fresh food and bed. The children hungrily accept Holda’s gifts, with little thought as to what they may be asked of in return. As days pass, Hansel grows weary of Holda’s intentions and the "lessons" she has been teaching Gretel behind his back. As Gretel begins to come into her own, she detects her brother might be in serious danger.

Hodnotenia a recenzie

Gretel & Hansel is a retelling of the old tale. It's beautifully filmed with great imagery and style (think The Cook, The Thief, is Wife and her Lover). While it's meant to be a scary story of caution , this one is not. It's too beautiful to pull it off. The film spoon feeds you the story line in the form of constant narrations and the dialogue is quite week. Hansel is too young to pull off his script and Alice Krige is wasted frankly. You don't build sympathy for any of the characters and it is hard to care what happens to them in the end.

Overall not scary more enchantingly dark, a new spin on a favourite fairy tale with Gretel being the main protagonist. Although the movie is a little slow it definitely keeps you locked in wondering where it is heading which is surprising. As for the negatives although the horror elements were strategically subtle, for me it/there just wasn't enough. It sets a really grim and dark path to be a great horror movie by plot and cinematography but just doesn't quite get there.

What if we call gretel and hansel instead of hansel and gretel oh wow your a genius such originality. Watching this I wont be