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(This is my first review, so go easy on me...)

I see a lot of people giving Burn The Witch mediocre reviews, and I think that's in-part due to the of the way the film is organized.
Burn The Witch is split up into three twenty minute long "episodes", which ends up making it feel more like a mini-series rather than a film. As a result, it barely manages to offer up an hour of content, and viewers are left only wishing that there was more. Is that really a bad thing, though? For what content is provided, I feel as though the writers did an excellent ... job of answering most of the big questions, and left enough unanswered to make me wish it was a full series. In that way, this feels more like one really long pilot episode... which just happens to be split up into three episodes. Confusing, right? Is it a mini-series, a film, or a pilot episode?

In any event, there seems to be a lot of meat left on the bone. The world of Burn The Witch has a lot to offer, with an interesting magic system and dragon species galore. It feels like if Harry Potter was set in the Bleach universe. That description doesn't give it enough credit though, because Burn The Witch stands alone from Bleach. It's a spin on that universe so creative that I couldn't believe it was set in the same world.

The characters are endearing (albeit a little shallow on the surface), and their personalities mesh well with one-another. It's unfortunate that the run-time wasn't longer, because they didn't truly have any time to develop. This also leaves the characters being this film's weakest aspect. However, that isn't to say it detracts from the entertainment factor. I found it to be hugely entertaining, with fantastic visuals and a great score.

TL;DR - It's good. Enjoy it for what it is, and don't let people's negative opinions stop you from enjoying it.