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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Gretel and Hansel EH/OK
Unless you were born yesterday (or not that long ago) or
live a very sheltered existence, I assume you know the traditional story involving
the titular siblings? If not, a brother
and sister named Hansel and Gretel wander into the woods and end up at a house
wherein a cannibal witch resides. In
most versions, the kids end up defeating the witch by pushing her into the
oven. There have been so many variations
of this tale, there’s Google and Wikipedia among other ways if you want to know
them all (I’m not going to list them), but this is the first time I recall
Gretel’s name being listed first (she is the older sibling here after
all). This recent version does contain
two siblings (a boy and girl) that venture into the woods (due to rather
depressing circumstances) and come across a house containing a witch. I won’t disclose whether the conclusion
remains traditional in case you want to watch, even though I personally don’t
recommend it. I have no problem with old
stories being fleshed out as long as they’re (somewhat) unique and/or
interesting. Stylistically, this film
passes, enough. Script-wise, not so
much. I felt this could’ve gone to much
darker places at times and I often felt teased.
By the film’s end, I was more unsatisfied than not, as well as
disappointed. 5/5/2020
Other
movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
By the Grace of God >>>OK
First Love (2019) >>>OK/G
Get In (Furie) >>>OK/G
(Netflix;
In French with subtitles)
The Half of It >>>EH/OK
(Netflix)
Never Have I Ever: Season One >>>OK/G
(Netflix)
---Sean O.
5/6/2020
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