When an evil drug-dealing witch holds Gretel's stoner boyfriend hostage, she and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death, or face the last high of their lives.
That a movie with this title and these recreational interests can remain compelling at all is a minor miracle, proving that a few drops of creativity and enthusiasm make all the difference in the world.
Boyle is the very best part of the film, having palpable fun as the émigrée witch with the Benjamin Button approach to ageing. Still the film's literally high concept is executed without conviction, while its greatest crime is to forget to be funny.
