Red Riding Hood

It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.

• “Oldman and Seyfried prove to be the big attractions, but Hardwicke's Riding Hood legend still lacks bite.”

  William Thomas, Empire · 60

• “At least the werewolves in Red Riding Hood have teeth and, when in human form, they don't parade around shirtless.”

  James Berardinelli, ReelViews · 50

• “Seyfried holds the camera's attention, playing this storybook business pretty much straight, although David Leslie Johnson's script puts the actress sorely to the test.”

  Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer · 50

• “Gorgeously shot, smartly conceived, cleverly cast, badly executed - the lush medieval beauty here is at best only skin deep.”

  Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times · 50

• “My, what sharp teeth Ms. Hardwicke doesn't have: working from David Leslie Johnson's screenplay she takes on the story's grown-up themes of sex and death directly but weakly.”

  Manohla Dargis, The New York Times · 50