Red Riding Hood (2011)

Catherine Hardwicke twists the tale of Red Riding Hood for the Twilight generation. She adds a touch of the Witchfinder-General in it too.Amanda Seyfried gives an blank performance as Valerie, a much too perfect girl in a medieval village by the forest which has been terrorised by a werewolf for some years during a full moon. The werewolf has been kept appeased by being offered livestock as a sacrifice.However when Valerie's sister is killed by the werewolf. Father Solomons (Gary Oldman) turns up as a werewolf expert. He thinks someone in the village is a werewolf, he even hunts witches as well.When Valerie discovers she can talk to a wolf one night, she is accused of witchcraft and tied up to burn. Will Peter the woodcutter the man she loves be able to save her? Why does she keep having strange dreams about her grandmother?This is a pretty campy and tepid film. A banal story with little resemblance to the well known fairy tale.

All of the actors and actresses in this movie were really good. 2 gorgeously hot guys in love with one girl. Costumes & make-up were really good, it made you feel like your were actually in the movie. All the hidden secrets in the movie made you want say 'What?". The ending was sad and I was hoping that Valarie & Peter would be together forever. I love this story and it had a little spin on the Red Riding Hood story I read when I was kid. I had no idea who the wolf was when I first watched it, but I had an idea. It fits him and he kind of looks like a wolf to. I love Max Irons, he does very well in the movies he play in. Amanda Seyfried has changed so much since she played in the movie Mean Girls, I didn't even know that it was her until I looked up the cast. She has become a really good actress and starred in a lot of movies.

I found this film amazing! I truly loved it! It definitely hooked me from the start as it used the original story of 'Red Riding Hood' however it soon developed into a whole new plot that fitted so nicely. Not only that, but the actress Amanda Seyfried performed her role incredibly well, which made the film much more enjoyable. The tension and shock of many of the scenes really intrigued me because i wasn't expecting such a huge plot twist. Furthermore, the way that they tried to disguise who the wolf was extremely clever as i would never of guessed who it was in the end. Finally, i believe that the whole setting of the film was brilliant as you could really imagine yourself in the actual movie, which made it so much more interesting.

I must admit that I actually enjoyed this movie. I found it to be more of a Mystery than a horror movie. Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman and Julie Christie actually carry their respective parts rather well. I especially liked the way Gary Oldman played the Werewolf hunter Father Solomon. Even the Werewolf was done well enough. The suspense could have been drawn out a bit more but the action wasn't bad. It's an interesting take on the original folklore and I had heard similar versions before. The love triangle was an interesting touch but I do believe that could have been developed better. All in all a good movie but needed a bit more development before it went to production. The soundtrack was actually done very well and allowed the emotions for some of the scenes to be done very well. I also enjoyed the scenery which I found to be well executed.