Ghoul Gruel’s review published on Letterboxd:
A super loose riff on the fairytale, probably enough of a drift to seperate it completely from the title except that the actual book features heavily. Didn’t need to though, it coulda been literally anything.
The horror elements are technically there but not in a way that met what I wanted. It looks good and the characters are likeable but there’s no scares, haunting tension, transgression, grit, or energy. It’s really tidy and slick and comes off feeling formulaic despite its originality and how busy the story is. There’s lots of movement but instead of feeling chaotic it feels scattered. It’s hard to be invested when the elements keep changing.
Like bread crumbs lost to the birds. Ba dum tss.
I woulda loved a gnarly old witch and a gingerbread house.
Pick Your Poison 2025
Day 20: Stay Out of the Woods
Forests and wilderness
