{"id":3788,"date":"2016-09-10T04:50:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T08:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2025-05-24T15:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T19:01:48","slug":"red-riding-hood-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3788","title":{"rendered":"Red Riding Hood-2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Red Riding Hood-2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Catherine Hardwicke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #477<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/70167073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3789\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/70167073-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70167073\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/70167073-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/70167073.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed September 10, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was hesitant to see Red Riding Hood (2011) in the theater because it seemed like more of a rental to me.<\/p>\n<p>While it is far from high art, it is an above-mediocre thriller riding the current popularity of the vampire-lite genre.<\/p>\n<p>It tells the tale of a teenage girl living in a medieval village that is being attacked by a mysterious wolf. The wolf, however, is human at times.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that it stars young actors known in current American cinema, it is unsurprising that a love story is written.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the movie was decent, but not great. The whodunit is good as we wonder who the wolf in disguise is, and the cinematography is excellent.<\/p>\n<p>I bought the period&#8217;s authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>Being treated to Julie Christie in a current film is always a treat, but at times the movie is quite sappy and Twilight-ish. It is directed by the same director Catherine Hardwicke so this is not surprising.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Red Riding Hood (2011) is not a bad watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Riding Hood-2011 Director Catherine Hardwicke Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie Scott&#8217;s Review #477 Reviewed September 10, 2016 Grade: B- I was hesitant to see Red Riding Hood (2011) in the theater because it seemed like more of a rental to me. 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