Anne Hathaway's new film "The Witches" IGN 5 points: no special features except special effects

The new fantasy film "The Witches" starring Anne Hathaway was launched on HBO Max today (October 22). IGN gave it a score of 5. IGN said that the movie was average. Except for some impressive production design work and visual effects, other aspects of "The Witches" directed by Robert Zemeckis were not very attractive.

IGN rating: 5 points

Aside from some impressive production design work and visual effects, there’s not much else to Robert Zemeckis’ The Witch .

IGN's overall review:

It feels like director Robert Zemeckis turned the dark fairy tale of "The Witches" into a remake of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". The original was weird, but the movie became a fun and easy-to-understand children's story. The problem is that compared to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Witches" seems even more pale and powerless. What's worse is that "The Witches" ignores the problem that the original work is a source of horror for children, and chooses to focus on special effects rather than the core of the story. Given that this film is not released in theaters but only on streaming platforms, it is still recommended, but if you can easily access other better, child-friendly horror movie resources, there is no reason to spend nearly two hours with these fake-looking witches.

Trailer for The Witch:

Other media ratings:

Rotten Tomatoes: 57 points

M station average score 47 points