Hoodwinked!
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: December 16, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
14
Negative:
7
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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
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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
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