JokerMichel
Could have been a lot better
Tries to be multiple things but fails at all of them
They should have focused more one the original story not trying to make it the new twillight
About the cast , having Amanda Seyfred and Gary Oldman is a good thing but all the rest are really really awfullll at acting I just can't believe it
adonis98-743-186503
Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure. Red Riding Hood packs some great special effects, nice settings and wonderful perfomances from it's talented cast (Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman). I do wish the movie was a bit longer and we got to see the wolf a bit more but the film is interesting enough and the more serious and darker approach to the famous fairy tale alongside a great soundtrack makes for a great film even tho not perfect. (8/10)
sander-dammann
#52filmsbywomenFilm 40: Red Riding HoodCatherine Hardwicke is a director who is making art-house film, but movies like Twilight too. Red Riding Hood is not an art-house film, that's for sure. In this movie, the story of Red Riding Hood is transformed in a romance and whodunit movie with the level of a Twilight movie. The screenplay is very bad, and actors like Gary Oldman en Julie Christie don't have a moment to shine. They have some charisma, something you can't say about the other actors.Movies like Maleficient or Snow White and the Huntsmen are even better. Although no Citizen Kane either, but visually more interesting and better actors.
Python Hyena
Red Riding Hood (2011): Dir: Catherine Hardwicke / Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Virginia Madsen: An impressive attempt to create a horror film out of the famed bedtime story. I never understood the title. I suppose she has a red hood but what is she riding? Is it a reference to innocence? A village is terrorized by a werewolf and the people are fighting back but with failed results. Amanda Seyfried plays the title role. Her mother desires that she marry into wealth but her heart is with a logger. She conceals a secret and that is her ability to understand the werewolf's thoughts. She will discover old family secrets and the ability to love despite unbearable odds. Gary Oldman enters as a famed werewolf hunter once the villagers slain the wrong wolf. His methods are cruel but he will learn the hard way that it can retaliate with fatal results. Billy Burke plays Seyfried's father who will be a suspect in the eyes of viewers. Shiloh Fernandez plays the logger whom Seyfriend is in love with yet forbidden to see due too his social status. Once she begins understanding the werewolf she will become suspicious of him. Virginia Madsen also graces the film with her presence. Director Catherine Hardwicke made the popular Twilight for which much of the inspiration for this film is owed but the ending is more understanding than hokey. With tremendous winter landscapes and thick ominous forests, and music that rises tension as if aware of the wolf's presence. This is an underrated visual take for a new generation. This is a rousing thriller and intriguing interpretation of the classic tale. Score: 8 / 10