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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

5/13/2006

Hoodwinked! (2005)

It's Red Riding Hood told Rashomon-style. Red, the Wolf, Granny, and the Lumberjack all tell police what happened from their point of view -- and it's entertaining for a while, but then it just gets boring. Despite it's short running time (80 minutes), it just seems to go on and on and I was tired of the "cleverness" and just wanted it to end. I think this could've worked really well as a one-hour TV special (42 minutes + ads).

Another couple of complaints: the songs were stupid and Anne Hathaway (as Red) is too sarcastic/snarky-sounding. A gal can be savvy without sounding condescending.

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