Hoodwinked!
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: December 16, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
14
Negative:
7
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen 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
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
An enjoyably ironic rethink of a beloved fairy tale. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Hoodwinked hasn't much time for soul or sentiment, but it is certainly amusingly smart and sassy. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
There's no getting around the fact that it all looks like a cutscene from a kiddie video game. It's a great showreel. Now someone give these folks a real budget so they can make a movie that looks as good as it sounds. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael 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. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Zippily written and directed by the team of Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards and Tony Leech, Hoodwinked just wants the audience to have fun - something that's been in sparse supply in theaters of late. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven 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
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
When compared to today's visual standards for animated films, Hoodwinked is far below the curve. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
It's a moderately enjoyable escapade that isn't quite clever enough for adults and not quite imaginative enough for children. Read full review
58
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
A low-level hoot. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
With its chatty, overstuffed patter, Hoodwinked strains at the seams to look with it, like one of those dressed-alike Beverly Hills mother-daughter combos. Having said all that, the songs (yes, there are songs, too), mostly written by Todd Edwards, provide an unexpected bright spot. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin 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
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A tired tale that never comes to life. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The superior animation we've seen over the last few years has raised the bar for family entertainment like Hoodwinked, which features lackluster character design, so-so animation and only fitful bursts of cleverness. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
Like an early Woody Allen film or a classic Marx brothers feature, more of Hoodwinked's gags flop than hit, but they come at such a steady rate, you hardly notice. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
What big ambitions you have, Grandma. And what a disappointingly modest follow-through. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Hoodwinked occupies some considerably shaky turf situated uncomfortably between "Shrek" and dreck. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMatt Singer
Sluggishly paced and stiffly animated, Hoodwinked pulls out all the stops to keep its attention-deficient audience occupied, but the snowboarding, skiing, hang-gliding, and kung fu sequences will still be a lot more fun in the Hoodwinked video game. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
A little too loud, and a lot too boring. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Too archly scripted to appeal to kids and too crudely executed to win over older aficionados. The cheap-looking CGI makes the animals creepy rather than engaging, and a plot thread about a series of thefts does little more than spin the tale to feature length. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The film's voice talent is good, as are the characterizations. However, the film's computer animation leaves much to be desired. Read full review
40
EmpireOlly Richards
The idea is so great that it's a crying shame that the end product is such a sheep in wolf's clothing. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
One aches to think what the great "Looney Tunes" directors could have done with this material. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
The "Puppetoonish" characters in Hoodwinked didn't bother me: They're primitive and inexpressive, but their personalities come through. In fact, the problem is that their personalities do come through: They're all wackily sarcastic, unfunny nonentities. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Hoodwinked makes a little sense. Too bad, then, it's so crummy. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNathan Lee
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
25
USA TodayMike 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
25
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
It's horrible. It's wretched. It's Limburger pickled in castor oil. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleWalter 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
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