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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAt least the werewolves in Red Riding Hood have teeth and, when in human form, they don't parade around shirtless.
- 40Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzThere is a sort of unintentional campy fun to be had in places. Just don't go in expecting much, in other words, and perhaps you'll live happily ever after.
- 40Boxoffice MagazineSteve RamosBoxoffice MagazineSteve RamosHardwicke shows a strong grasp at epic fantasy with Red Riding Hood; her nemesis is not a man-eating wolf but an unsurprising script.
- 40VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangIntermittently enjoyable hokum at best.
- 38Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreFar more grim than "Grimm," and not nearly as much fun as it should have been.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyAs it thuds along from one wolf attack to the next, Catherine Hardwicke's first film since taking leave of Bella and her toothy friends adamantly refuses to provide any wit, humor or fun.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceRRH veers between monotonous, soapy seriousness and camp.
- 30Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesLike an idiot, I came to this movie hoping that director Catherine Hardwicke-who made her debut with the bad-girl shocker "Thirteen" (2003)-might engage in a feminist interrogation of the old fairy tale, just as French filmmaker Catherine Breillat has with "Blue Beard" (2009) and "The Sleeping Beauty" (2010). Instead this is a muddle-headed horror flick.
- 25Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallA timid new take on the old fairy tale, and it's pretty grim.
- 25Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleAccording to legend, a silver bullet can kill a werewolf. Too bad it can't slay bad writing, without which the ill-conceived Red Riding Hood would not exist.