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Red Riding Hood - Reviews

Opened: Mar 11, 2011

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embjp

	Member Rating:		10
By embjp, Flixster Mar 30, 2011
THIS MOVIE WAS FANTASTIC!!! IT KEPT ME GUESSING TILL THE LAST MOMENT & WHEN THE REAL WEREWOLF WAS FOUND I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK! Read More

km2311

	Member Rating:		8
By km2311, Flixster Mar 28, 2011
Good movie. I liked it. And as usual, with Catherine Hardwick,the scenery is really quite beautiful. Read More

hannahhald

	Member Rating:		2
By hannahhald, Flixster Mar 27, 2011
It's clear that hardwicke misses directing twilight. Through out the entire movie my friend and I wear laughing and yelling Jacob!!! Some parts were good others... Read More

trisarahtops22

	Member Rating:		3
By trisarahtops22, Flixster Mar 26, 2011
I was hoping this would be creepy or scary, or at least interesting with a cool twist on an old fairytale, but unfortunately it turned out to be none of the abo... Read More

hausofcarol

	Member Rating:		8
By hausofcarol, Flixster Mar 24, 2011
Had me twisted up for the entire movie trying to figure out who the wolf is :) Don't ask me because I will NOT tell you. Read More

walterpayton

	Member Rating:		1
By walterpayton, Flixster Mar 23, 2011
Amanda Seyfried has shown a lot of versatility, from the dumb blonde in "Mean Girls" to the smart and sassy girl in "Jennifer's Body". Sadly, this is a low poi... Read More

ualush

	Member Rating:		3
By ualush, Flixster Mar 23, 2011
A movie with not a whole lot going for it, the two high points were trying to guess who the wolf was going to be and Gary Oldman. But even Oldman couldn't do mu... Read More

shanaym12

	Member Rating:		6
By shanaym12, Flixster Mar 22, 2011
Can't help but love childhood stories. You got a new version with a twist on it? Bring it on (even if its kind of predictable!) Read More

liveforward

	Member Rating:		7
By liveforward, Flixster Mar 21, 2011
A visually rich feast. Also kind of cute how the movie wove in elements from children's stories. The viewer is kept guessing throughout with red herring after r... Read More

semtiavalon

	Member Rating:		4
By semtiavalon, Flixster Mar 20, 2011
Meh it was ok. Definitely not a favorite, only gave it two cause I was surprised at who the wolf was. Read More

thereverendtholomewplague

	Member Rating:		6
By thereverendtholomewplague, Flixster Mar 20, 2011
Honestly, this movie wasn't that bad, but the story, of course is damn well unoriginal, which may be pretty boring in the first place. Hollywood is just running... Read More

vbronk

	Member Rating:		10
By vbronk, Flixster Mar 20, 2011
best movie i have seen this year it kept me guessing who the werewolf was and man r the guys hawt. i toally recommend this awesome movie...... Read More

zento

	Member Rating:		2
By zento, Flixster Mar 19, 2011
I was at least hoping for a visually effective adaptation; maybe something dream-like along the lines of Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. But Red Riding Hood doesn't... Read More

hunterjt13

	Member Rating:		2
By hunterjt13, Flixster Mar 19, 2011
A werewolf haunts a village. Yep, that's the plot. This movie sucks giant wolf balls. The writing is so atrocious it makes me think that the script was writ... Read More

muttonman21

	Member Rating:		8
By muttonman21, Flixster Mar 15, 2011
I swear this movie was badass... I'm surprised too. I expected Battle: Los Angeles to have this high rating and this have a "meh" kinda rating. Will type more l... Read More

lorenzovonmatterhorn

	Member Rating:		4
By lorenzovonmatterhorn, Flixster Mar 15, 2011
"Believe the legend. Beware the wolf." Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her fami... Read More

stratjas9

	Member Rating:		8
By stratjas9, Flixster Mar 15, 2011
I really enjoyed this who-dunnit style take on the classic Red Riding Hood. I thought "Peter's" acting was terrible but the rst of the cast were good. I loved... Read More

yona71

	Member Rating:		1
By yona71, Flixster Mar 15, 2011
Well, the writers in Hollywood are so out of ideas that they decided to start making films of fairy tales. I was drawn in to see this because of my respect for ... Read More

sykora259517

	Member Rating:		7
By sykora259517, Flixster Mar 15, 2011
Well at least the werewolf in here is scary & intimidating. It could probblay eat up the ones in Twilight & the cullens! (Catherine hardwick is the director) at... Read More

nemesisxdx

	Member Rating:		5
By nemesisxdx, Flixster Mar 15, 2011
some parts just do not fit and had they i probably would have given this movie a better rating. 1. nobody should have foundation on or hair that clean-cut in a ... Read More

autumnrose83

	Member Rating:		10
By autumnrose83, Flixster Mar 14, 2011
Rich story, full of twists and turns. It keeps you guessing through out it. Don't go for the obvious choice of the Wolf. All shall be revieled in the end. Do wa... Read More

ronnieduet

	Member Rating:		10
By ronnieduet, Flixster Mar 14, 2011
In my honest opinion this was a terrific movie!!! It was very suspenseful, yes, but not enough to be classified as a thriller, for most people. I don't know why... Read More

remilogan

	Member Rating:		4
By remilogan, Flixster Mar 13, 2011
You can definitely tell this is a Catherine Hardwicke film: the melodrama of teen angst, the sexiness of dancing with the devil, and the near-obsession with for... Read More

charislaude

	Member Rating:		7
By charislaude, Flixster Mar 13, 2011
I thought this movie was pretty good. It was an interesting interpretation of the classic fable. There were some surprising twists at the end and the wolf scene... Read More

rcgus82

	Member Rating:		2
By rcgus82, Flixster Mar 12, 2011
this movie is the worst movie I have seen in a very long time. Bad acting, script, plot, directing. This reminded me of a bad movie on the syfi network Read More

doglover4ever77

	Member Rating:		9
By doglover4ever77, Flixster Mar 12, 2011
This movie was really good. I don't think it was scary maybe a little creepy. Billy Burke, who also plays Charlie Swan in "The Twilight Saga" was really good, a... Read More

drzeek

	Member Rating:		3
By drzeek, Flixster Mar 11, 2011
Henry: Just so you know, if you are the wolf, I'm going to cut your head off. Peter: And if you're the wolf, I'll do the same. While walking away from the th... Read More

lobbynut

	Member Rating:		5
By lobbynut, Flixster Mar 11, 2011
This twisted fairy tale left me diappointed, it wasn't was I expected, sure for those liked the Twlight series would like this movie!it was dark and sexy tale t... Read More

djkynky1

	Member Rating:		0
By djkynky1, Flixster Jan 01, 2011
Interesting little trailer and it has Gary FREAKING Oldman. Must Watch. Read More

parannoyed

	Member Rating:		0
By parannoyed, Flixster Jul 18, 2010
I am so blissful. This is going to be quite something ^_^ Read More

New Yorker	Critic Rating:	0
By David Denby
Mar 28, 2011
More "Twilight" than Grimm, and a terrible mess.
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Film.com	Critic Rating:	3
By Eric D. Snider
Mar 22, 2011
Hardwicke directed Twilight, you'll recall, and would apparently like to continue directing it, over and over again.
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New York Observer	Critic Rating:	5
By Rex Reed
Mar 16, 2011
Catherine Hardwicke is Anne Rice with a camera.
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Newark Star-Ledger	Critic Rating:	5
By Stephen Whitty
Mar 14, 2011
If you're a Twilight fan, you may feel as though you've already seen this. And if you're not, well, why would you be interested in something like this at all?
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Detroit News	Critic Rating:	0
By Tom Long
Mar 12, 2011
Red Riding Hood is pretty decent, considering it's, you know, Red Riding Hood.
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Chicago Sun-Times	Critic Rating:	2
By Roger Ebert
Mar 12, 2011
Red Riding Hood has the added inconvenience of being dreadfully serious about a plot so preposterous, it demands to be filmed by Monty Python.
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CNN.com	Critic Rating:	0
By Tom Charity
Mar 12, 2011
Not nearly suspenseful enough to pass as a horror film, Red Riding Hood is an awkward supernatural whodunit weighed down by banal dialogue more suited to a teen soap and Hardwicke's clumsy direction.
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Chicago Tribune	Critic Rating:	5
By Michael Phillips
Mar 11, 2011
Overheated yet underpowered.
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Entertainment Weekly	Critic Rating:	3
By Lisa Schwarzbaum
Mar 11, 2011
The result is a dolled-up, overblown, pandering romantic costume drama that's not only sillier than the filmmakers surely intended but also, if you follow the plot implications all the way to the end, way ickier, too.
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TIME Magazine	Critic Rating:	0
By Mary F. Pols
Mar 11, 2011
Was Red Riding Hood masterminded by a cadre of particularly silly eleven year-olds undergoing withdrawal from Twilight? That's the only excuse for a movie this dopey.
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USA Today	Critic Rating:	0
By Claudia Puig
Mar 11, 2011
A foolish story, marred by a strange blend of overacting and bland, offhand performances.
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Washington Post	Critic Rating:	2
By Ann Hornaday
Mar 11, 2011
A lurid, loopy, utterly ludicrous enterprise that seeks to twist the ultimate fable of feminine fear and victimhood into an allegory for finding your inner bad girl.
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New York Times	Critic Rating:	4
By Manohla Dargis
Mar 11, 2011
But, my, what sharp teeth Ms. Hardwicke doesn't have.
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New York Daily News	Critic Rating:	2
By Joe Neumaier
Mar 11, 2011
Hardwicke, whose first "Twilight" film looks like "Citizen Kane" with fangs compared to this, takes things sooo seriously, which translates as buffoonery.
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New York Post	Critic Rating:	2
By Kyle Smith
Mar 11, 2011
[Hardwicke] has a gift for taking situations of bloodcurdling thrills and investing them with all of the drama of a sophomore fussing over her prom date.
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Richard Roeper.com	Critic Rating:	2
By Richard Roeper
Mar 11, 2011
You'll howl alright; this is the funniest movie I've seen all year. Yes, it's supposed to be a horror flick.
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Globe and Mail	Critic Rating:	4
By Liam Lacey
Mar 11, 2011
What big eyes and lips Amanda Seyfried has. And what nice cheekbones Julie Christie, who plays her grandmother, has. Unfortunately, these are about the only outstanding features in Red Riding Hood.
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Phoenix Movie Examiner	Critic Rating:	8
By Joseph Airdo
Mar 11, 2011
Do not be fooled by 'Red Riding Hood's' misguided marketing campaign that aims to draw comparisons to 'The Twilight Saga' in an effort to capture the attention of teenage girls.Sure, the modern take on the classic childhood fable features a love triangle reminiscent of the whole Edward vs. Jacob dilemma. But 'Red Riding Hood' is more of a supernatural mystery than anything else....
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Detroit Movie Examiner	Critic Rating:	4
By Tom Santilli
Mar 11, 2011
Genre: Action/Adventure, HorrorOpens locally Friday, March 11th, 2011 (check for showtimes)Run Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes, Rated PG-13Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Virginia Madsen, Julie ChristieDirected by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Lords of Dogtown, Thirteen)It's been a rough stretch for movies the past few weeks, as I don't think I've even handed out the mediocre '3 out of 5 star' rating in over a...
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L.A. Weekly	Critic Rating:	0
By Karina Longworth
Mar 10, 2011
Directed by Twilight franchise launcher Catherine Hardwicke and shot on clunky-looking sets embellished with garish digital effects, Red Riding Hood is a cheap attempt to cash in on that vampire series' massive success.
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Orlando Sentinel	Critic Rating:	4
By Roger Moore
Mar 10, 2011
For all the heaving bosoms, the big-eyed flirtation and the cool Medieval fairytale hair products, it doesn't work.
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Variety	Critic Rating:	0
By Justin Chang
Mar 10, 2011
Intermittently enjoyable hokum at best.
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Hollywood Reporter	Critic Rating:	0
By Todd McCarthy
Mar 10, 2011
Adamantly refuses to provide any wit, humor or fun, concerning itself mostly with the heroine's taxing dilemma of picking between the rural village's two best looking boys.
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Toronto Star	Critic Rating:	6
By Linda Barnard
Mar 10, 2011
Hardwicke helms Red Riding Hood with a clear vision for her target audience: young teens. There's violence but little blood, some chaste sexy bits and a few, swift scares.
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Arizona Republic	Critic Rating:	4
By Bill Goodykoontz
Mar 10, 2011
If, by chance, you've missed "Twilight" and its sequels, don't worry. Shiny, moody, moon-faced and dumb, "Red Riding Hood" pretty much replicates the experience entirely.
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ReelViews	Critic Rating:	5
By James Berardinelli
Mar 10, 2011
Poor Amanda Seyfried. One of today's most lively and expressive young actresses, she finds herself stuck between two lifeless pieces of wood.
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MSN Movies	Critic Rating:	2
By Kathleen Murphy
Mar 10, 2011
Acting's awful, storyline's messy and unengaging, and there's not a trace of authentic passion anywhere in the movie's picture-pretty production design.
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Chicago Reader	Critic Rating:	0
By J. R. Jones
Mar 10, 2011
Like an idiot, I came to this movie hoping that director Catherine Hardwicke might engage in a feminist interrogation of the old fairy tale.
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Associated Press	Critic Rating:	0
By Christy Lemire
Mar 10, 2011
Red Riding Hood does trot out the classic what-big-eyes-you-have routine. It's a pretty amusing moment, and it makes you wish the rest of the film had that same sort of knowing sense of humor.
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NY Film Examiner	Critic Rating:	4
By Marcos Bernal-Salas
Mar 10, 2011
Director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen) brings Red Riding Hood into modern times with a sexy, fantasy thriller. At least, that is how all the trailers have been teasing the audience with Amanda Seyfried (Letters to Juliet, Mamma Mia, Chloe) in the leading role....
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