The Witches

"The energy level could be more consistent and the climactic action and ending less rushed, but there's sufficient charm and invention to make it work." 

"Roald Dahl reboot fails to cast the original's magic spell (...) A pretty conventional adaptation (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)" 

"Creepy but superfluous (...) This is no Tim-Burton-does-Willy-Wonka debacle, but neither does it improve on the 1990 version" 

"If only "The Witches" were directed by the Robert Zemeckis who made "Roger Rabbit," and not the Robert Zemeckis who made "The Polar Express (...) Roeg’s version may have scarred a generation of kids for life, but at least they remembered it." 

"With a diabolically funny Anne Hathaway (...) prepare for plenty of shivers and nervous laughs." 

"Whenever Anne Hathaway’s on screen, the film comes to life (...) Which makes it a little disheartening that it’s merely good, rather than great (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"On the whole the film is surprisingly impersonal — a far cry from the enchanted, heartfelt entertainments that Zemeckis once delivered."