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Avg. Critic Score: 45 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
7 OK for kids 7+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    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. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Hoodwinked hasn't much time for soul or sentiment, but it is certainly amusingly smart and sassy. Read full review

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    Hoodwinked may be a poor cousin to the Shrek franchise, but this made-on-the-cheap computer-animated feature still has more style and snarky gags than Disney's recent CG hit, "Chicken Little." Read full review

  • 50
    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. Read full review

  • 40
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    Hoodwinked occupies some considerably shaky turf situated uncomfortably between "Shrek" and dreck. Read full review

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    One aches to think what the great "Looney Tunes" directors could have done with this material. Read full review

  • 30
    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. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Hoodwinked makes a little sense. Too bad, then, it's so crummy. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Walter Addiego

    Hoodwinked is a computer-animated, "Shrek"-style satire of "Little Red Riding Hood" that offers a few laughs but overall is pretty tired. Read full review

  • 25
    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? Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says 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
  • message true0 Positive messages: Characters lie, steal, and betray one another, but a general sort of goodness prevails.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence and scariness: Cartoonish violence includes extreme sports and use of explosions, axes, guns, and vehicles.
  • sex false0 Sexy stuff: Throwaway remarks about worms' "girlfriends," the Wolf appears in drag as Granny.
  • language false0 Language: Not an issue
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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