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Taylor Momsen, Jacob Smith, Delta Burke, Howie Mandel, Gerald McRaney ... see more see more... , Lynn Redgrave , Alana Austin , Daniel Roebuck , Thomas Curtis , Dakota Fanning , Tom Arnold , Bobcat Goldthwait , Sinbad

One of The Brothers Grimm's best loved fairy tales gets an overhaul using the latest in visual effects technology in this comedy-drama for the whole family. A little girl (Dakota Fanning) has a hard t... read more read more...ime getting to sleep, so her father (Daniel Roebuck) dusts off a book of children's stories and reads her one of his favorites. Hansel (Jacob Smith) and Gretel (Taylor Momsen) are two children who are being raised by their loving father (Gerald McRaney) and his shrewish second wife (Delta Burke) after the unfortunate death of their mother. When Father is forced to leave home to find work in the city, Stepmother decides this would be the perfect time to get rid of the children, and she manages to "lose" Hansel and Gretel in an enchanted forest. While the children make a valuable and magical friend in The Sandman (Howie Mandel), they also encounter a mysterious woman with a gingerbread house (Lynn Redgrave), who takes them in; however, it isn't long before they learn she's actually a witch, and has made some unorthodox dinner plans involving her young guests. Hansel & Gretel also features the voice talents of Sinbad, Bobcat Goldthwaite, and Tom Arnold as, respectively, a talking raven, a troll, and the Bogeyman. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Gary J. Tunnicliffe

Release Date: October 18, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003

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  • YosemiteSamFan
    August 20, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    It looks great, but it's a flawed bore. Not enough fantasy sequences are created, reducing its magic. It seems like a school play with people in costumed roles.
  • PinkMinkPrincess
    August 25, 2011
    PinkMinkPrincess
    Real Life Husband & Wife Gerald McRaney & Delta Burke a young Taylor Momsen,Howie Mandel, & Lynne Redgrave are enough to memit me watching this Beloved but Feared Story from my Childhood.I enjoyed seeing it on screen instead of just from a book.Delta Burke was a little TOO Good a... read mores the Evil Step Mother.Lynn Redgrave is wonderful casting as the Witch.I'm surprised this didn't do well by the Critics, because this Amateur Critic enjoyed it quite a bit.
  • seanattle74
    May 22, 2011
    seanattle74
    An old classic with a few changes made to it. It's full of old pop culture references which dates it. I love Gerald McRaney, and Delta Burke truly steals the show. Howie Mandel uses a slight effeminate voice and makes him a little creepy. This is a kids movie, but in one scene, T... read morehe Sandman asks the Wood Fairie if she's trying to seduce him. I'm not sure why that needed to be said.
  • helwigs
    June 10, 2009
    helwigs
    Considering Howie Mandel at the time came back outta no where to be in this one, I was surprised at how funny this movie was. It was cute and good enough to keep the adults entertained as well.
  • lavenderleeloo
    November 24, 2007
    lavenderleeloo
    I got this movie 4 x-mas 1nce and watched every day 4 a yr. But its weird until i looked up dakotas filmograpgy i didnt remeber this movie. *sighs/ memories.

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Luke Sader
October 31, 2002
Luke Sader, Hollywood Reporter

It would be hard to imagine a more feeble rendering of the 19th century Grimm Brothers tale. Full Review

Nancy Churnin
October 24, 2002
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News

What it lacks is a coherent point of view or consistent tone. Full Review

Robert Koehler
October 21, 2002
Robert Koehler, Variety

While the picture stays to basic outline of the original story in opening and closing sections, the large middle is stuffed with badly staged slapstick and painful stabs at hip dialogue in an arch att... Full Review

Chuck Wilson
October 24, 2002
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly

For trashing a classic, [Tunnicliffe] and his writing cohorts deserve a Grimm-style fate -- perhaps a long, slow boil in the witch's vat? Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 17, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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