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Hoodwinked Review

Release Date: Jan 13, 2006
Rated: some mild action and thematic elements
Runtime: 1 hr. 21 min.
Genres: Animated, Comedy, Family
Director:Cory Edwards
Cast:Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson. Full cast + crew

Movies.com Critics

1.0

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3.0

45

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25

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USA Today Mike Clark
Why would a distributor suddenly yank an animated family film from its intended wide December opening until mid-January? Could it be that the advance word of mouth wasn't very good-winked?

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30

out of 100

The New York Times
Less sassy than shrill, more crass than clever, the maiden cartoon from the Weinstein Company turns the Little Red Riding Hood legend into a sub- "Shrek" bummer that appears to have been manufactured for the pleasure of tone-deaf kids with a thing for sarcasm, extreme sports, and Andy Dick.

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40

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The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
Hoodwinked occupies some considerably shaky turf situated uncomfortably between "Shrek" and dreck.

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50

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Variety Justin Chang
Little Red Riding Hood gets a cheeky CGI makeover in Hoodwinked!, a fast-paced, fitfully clever 3-D-animated feature that will entertain tykes.

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63

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Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
Hoodwinked treats "Red Riding Hood" as a detective story we've never really understood until now, with nuttier motivations, more complex characters and a screwier climax.

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70

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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Hoodwinked hasn't much time for soul or sentiment, but it is certainly amusingly smart and sassy.

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91

out of 100

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The result is a wacked kiddie Rashomon in which the different versions dovetail with a logic as impeccable as it is flat-out buggy. So who do we root for? Everyone and no one. Hoodwinked's most radical feature is that it's a ride without heroes.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

OK for kids 7+

Red Riding Hood redo; bland with a bit of fun.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this is a jerry-rigged version of Little Red Riding Hood, with jokes (verbal and visual) aimed at kids and adults, though not at the same time. The plot involves theft, cartoonish violence (including the use of explosions, axes, guns, and vehicles), and an extreme snowboarding semi-finale.

Families can talk about Red's relationships with her friends and grandmother. How is it that everyone has secrets hidden from their closest friends?
How does the crime bring together a community in search of a common goal?

The good stuff

Messages: Characters lie, steal, and betray one another, but a general sort of goodness prevails.

What to watch for

Violence and scariness: Cartoonish violence includes extreme sports and use of explosions, axes, guns, and vehicles.
Sexy stuff: Throwaway remarks about worms' "girlfriends," the Wolf appears in drag as Granny.
Language: Not an issue
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue

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Average Rating: 3.475

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Try the game? by progamer55
This movie was definitely cheesy but enjoyable to watch with little kids. I've been entertaining myself for the past hour by playing a game I found in the App Store called Red's Escape...basically you're Red and you have to avoid her enemies by swinging up a a tower using her cape. That's kind of a bad description...you should just play it if you liked either movie.

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