There's a scene early on in the new film “Gretel & Hansel” when the two title characters accidentally scarf down psychedelic mushrooms in a forest and it produces one very strong feeling in the audience: jealousy. “Gretel & Hansel” is as visually arresting as it is tedious, a 90-minute movie that really should have been a 3-minute music video for Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne. Rob Hayes' script centers on Gretel — hence the title's name swap — and turns her into woke, coming-of-age super-heroine who outsmarts a witch. Sophia Lillis, who made her mark in “It,” plays 16-year-old Gretel, while newcomer Sam Leakey stars as her 8-year-old brother. "Gretel & Hansel," an Orion Pictures release, is rated PG-13 for disturbing images/thematic content, and brief drug material.

Source: ABC News January 30, 2020 17:21 UTC