Gretel & Hansel
Orion Pictures | Release Date: January 31, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoJan 30, 2020
Gretel & Hansel is a full course meal when it comes to cinematography and production design, but the sleepy, hollow narrative pacing is just too stogy to overcome. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersJan 30, 2020
Gretel & Hansel is Perkins’ biggest film to date, and it cements a filmmaker in full possession of a visual prowess that few others with far longer filmographies can claim. But while he offers a stunning feast for the eyes, the substance is likely to leave viewers still hungry. Read full review
50
VarietyAndrew BarkerJan 30, 2020
The problem is that so many of its virtues feel compromised. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 30, 2020
Essentially the story of a young woman coming into her power, Gretel & Hansel is quietly sinister, yet too underdeveloped to truly scare. Together, Jeremy Reed’s production design and Galo Olivares’s photography weave a chilly spell that’s regrettably undermined by the opacity of the storytelling. Read full review
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