There is nothing bad about this movie at all. Not a damn thing. Witherspoon is amazing as the hardened 'red riding hood' Vanessa, escaping the Government child-support system that has treated her badly to go in search of her grandmother. Keifer Sutherland's calm, necrophile serial killer 'big bad wolf' Bob Wolverton is entertaining and believable. Also, Brittany Murphy as a slightly deranged lesbian that Vanessa meets in a youth prison was great fun to watch. The story is fast-paced, full of action and even more laughs but definitely not for the faint-hearted. Several scenes in which Vanessa is battling the evil Wolverton are graphic but fun. The humour is very dark but this movie is just so entertaining, I'd recommend it to just about everyone.

This highly twisted adaptation of "Little Red Riding Hood" will have somepeople switching off the DVD in disgust and the rest glued to the screenand loving every minute of it. I first saw this film when I was 16 or soand it left a huge impression on me. The acting is fabulous, it'sextremely well casted and the story is gripping. If you have a delicateconstitution I wouldn't reccomend this film, but if you have no objectionto copious amounts of bad language, violence and sick humour then pleasedo buy this film. The only complaint I have is the way the DVD was puttogether, they got the name of the serial killer wrong on the back of thebox and the titles were badly cut but it doesn't affect the film reallydoes it? If you're tired of films with the big, strong man rescuing thepoor helpless girl and wanna see a sicko getting his backside whupped byhis intended victim then buy this DVD.

one of the funniest, darkest movies i have ever seen. i totally love it. Reese totally brings the character to life, its a shame she didnt continue to make movies like this one.

I first saw this film shown on TV one night and it was mentioned and it was a bit of a cult hit. And what a hit it is.

Witherspoon is electric as a young tearaway, with a prostitute mother and an abusing step father, who having seen the rough side of life is more than a little rough around the edges. Through sheer will and strengh of character she repeated gets herself out incredibly difficult situations.

The film is loosely based on little red riding hood but dont let that fool you! The big bad wolf is a seriously disturbed serial killer played by Keifer Sutherland who finds our young riding hood too much to handle.
The film is quite dark at times with a suprising amount of violence even instigated by the main character, but you still sympathize with the her and by the end of the film practically applaud her no nonsense manner.

A classic modern interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood, Matthew Bright manages to both shock and charm by turns. Keifer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon supply compelling performances as the teacher come serial killer and the not-so-innocent schoolgirl runaway. My only gripe is the sloppy manner the DVD was put together. No anamorphic widescreen picture - just a badly cropped regular cut. The soundtrack is generally flat and the sleeve notes can't even get the name of the serial killer right (calling him the I-10 killer rather than the I-5 killer - picky I know, but indicative of the lack of care which has gone into producing this disc). I'd give the film 5 stars quite happily, but not in this release format.