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Latest Movie Reviews: Gretel and Hansel


Wed 12 Feb 2020 | 03:53 PM
Yara Sameh

Gretel and Hansel (also known as Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale) is a dark fantasy horror movie that was produced in 2020. It was adapted from the German folklore Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.

The plot follows the tale of two siblings, Gretel and Hansel, who are left to fend for themselves in the dark and unforgiving woods after their mother goes mad, Hungry and scared, they stumble upon a bounty of food left outside an isolated home, which turns out to be the residence of a witch.

It scored 61% from Rotten Tomatoes, 5.5/10 from IMDb, and 22% from Metacritic, while 43% google users like it.

One of the most trusted measurements of quality for Movies & TV, Rotten Tomatoes’s critical consensus reads, “Gretel & Hansel's rich visuals satisfy, even if this adaptation of a classic fairytale gets a little lost in the woods on the storytelling front.”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFuyoS_JSmk

Info & Cast

Rating: PG-13 (for disturbing images/thematic content, and brief drug material)

Genre: Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Oz Perkins

Written By: Rob Hayes

In Theaters: Jan 31, 2020 Wide

Studio: Orion Pictures

Budget: $5 million

A scene from the movie

 

Cast

Sophia Lillis as Gretel

Samuel Leakey as Hansel

Alice Krige as Holda

Jessica De Gouw as Young Holda

Charles Babalola as The Hunter

Ian Kenny as Mounted Knight