Associated Press
"Gretel & Hansel" is as visually arresting as it is tedious, a 90-minute movie that really should have been a three-minute music video for Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne.
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Gretel & Hansel
It standout Sophie Lillis leads this grisly adaptation of the classic dark fairy tale about a boy and a girl who stumble upon an evil house in the woods. From the director of cult horror The Blackcoat's Daughter.
2020Rating: 13, H V87 minsUSA
FantasyHorror
- Director:
- Oz Perkins ('The Blackcoat's Daughter', 'I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House')
- Writer:
- Rob Hayes
- Cast:
- Sophia LillisSamuel LeakeyAlice KrigeJessica De GouwCharles Babalola
Gretel & Hansel / Reviews
Los Angeles Times
While [Perkins] offers a stunning feast for the eyes, the substance is likely to leave viewers still hungry.
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Essentially the story of a young woman coming into her power, "Gretel & Hansel" is quietly sinister, yet too underdeveloped to truly scare.
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Variety
And for all of the care that went into its look and its sound, the world of the film never feels more than halfway formed; in the rush to tie up its narrative loose ends, it leaves its more intriguing thematic ones hanging.
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Hollywood Reporter
Gretel & Hansel may alienate some horror movie fans with its extremely leisurely pacing and emphasis on atmosphere and mood rather than visceral shocks. But while the film certainly demands patience, it provides ample rewards with its lush stylisation.
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