red riding hood ( 2011 ) the bluenose brigade at the motion picture association of america has
the creature terror meanwhile is n’t remotely frightening , though the designated mustache twirler ( and scene chewer ) gary oldman tries to rustle up scares .
printer - friendly » e - mail this to a friend » of the classics of world literature crying out to be filmed as a sexual fantasy for teenage girls , surely " red riding hood " is far down on the list .
the story opens with its heroine , valerie , as red riding hood ( pg-13 ) ebert : users : red riding hood by roger ebert march 10 , 2011 march 10 , 2011 cast & credits valerie amanda seyfried father solomon gary oldman father auguste lukas haas grandmother julie christie peter shiloh fernandez cesaire billy burke henry max irons suzette virginia madsen warner bros. presents a film directed by catherine hardwicke .
when she ’s on camera , she draws all eyes to her , something that the director here , catherine hardwicke , grasps .
 
at this point in her short movie career ms. seyfried has n’t often been asked to do more than hit her marks and deliver her lines , which she does appealingly in “ red riding hood .
what this inspiration fails to account for is that while a young woman might toy with the notion of a vampire boyfriend , she might not want to mate with a wolf .
as to sensuality , amanda seyfried as you - know - who makes a delectable treat whether heaving her bosom or boogieing down in a bacchanal that ’s more burning man than bruegel .