Metacritic Movie Ratings
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyKeith Staskiewicz

  An intermittently fun, but overexcited and predictable mish-mash.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber

  The film is smart enough not to wear out its welcome. But that's the only sign of true intelligence in this juvenile caper.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger

  There isn't much swashbuckling chemistry between Mr. Renner and Ms. Arterton, and the script doesn't give them enough of the witty lines that can elevate these types of movies to must-see status.

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• 25

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  This genre stew throws in so many ingredients - including sundry body parts that are cut off and go flying, and heads that explode - that the result is a tasteless mash-up that's hard to stomach.

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• 10

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele

  What galls is that for all the perspiration in jazzing up an old yarn, there's not a whiff of originality in how Wirkola engages with the perverse pleasures enshrined by the Grimm brothers, two of their era's shrewdest storytellers.

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