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Her life is no fairytale.
Little Red Riding Hood for the 1990's After her mom and step-dad are arrested, 15-year-old Vanessa Lutz decides that instead of once again being put into a foster home, she'd rather go and search for the grandmother she's never met, and live with her. "On the way to grandma's house," (actually a trailer park) Vanessa's car breaks down, and she's picked up from the side of the road by Bob Wolverton, a counselor at a school for troubled boys. Bob slowly earns Vanessa's trust, and eventually convinces her to talk about her sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. When Vanessa realizes that Bob is enjoying what she's saying, she realizes that he's "The I-5 Killer," from the news. She tries to get out of his truck, but the inside door handle has been removed...
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Witherspoon Won Me Over - c4th
Witherspoon won me over with this movie. I’ve never been a huge fan until now, but what a gritty performance she delivers here as the fiery, foul-mouthed, tougher-than-nails Vanessa.
The story is based on Little Red Riding Hood although you may be slow to recognize the familiar characters. This is not a fairy tale for the kids. Course language, violence, and sexual innuendoes are taken to superfluous levels. Given the excessive quantities of these elements, it is hard to imagine laughing throughout this movie but that’s exactly what I found myself doing, mostly at the Reese Witherspoon character.
This is one of the most pleasant surprise rentals I’ve received since joining Zip.ca. I normally do not care for this genre, but this is black comedy at its best.Fairy Tale You Won't Tell Your Children - Dario
Although fairy tales, little Red Riding Hood included, are rather dark and traumatic to begin with, this movie takes it one step farther. It shows that humans are more violent and mean than any animal could ever be. Keifer is great in his role, but we have seen him be the bad guy in the past. The surprise is Reese, she is always the dumb blonde or the perky girl, but here we can see she can also play a darker role. In my opinion, she should do more of these types of parts to show her talent.Reese Witherspoon's finest hour - Superdave
Those bored by Reese' antics in Legally Blonde II should re-visit this harrowing, slightly sick modern take on Little Red Riding Hood. Reese is a hitchhiking juvenile delinquent, just out of "The System" and on her way to grandma's, who gets a ride from a very disturbing Kiefer Sutherland as the Big Bad Wolf. Reese has to match wits with the smart, vicious predator to stay alive. No kids fairy tale was ever like this...
Reese gives a terrific performance as a teen who has knocked around so many foster homes and juvenile detention facilities that it has left her scarred, bitter, so poorly educated as to be almost illiterate but savvy and tough in crunch time. Kiefer plays a wonderfully manipulative role as someone who might be or might not be the most dangerous serial killer of the age.
A key to the plot (and a great social irony as well) is the idea that, since she has a record and he does not, everybody assumes that Reese must be lying when she fingers 'Bob' as a killer. This is a tense, clever and completely convincing thriller built around two very good central performances. Highly recommended.
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Witherspoon Won Me Over - c4th
Witherspoon won me over with this movie. I’ve never been a huge fan until now, but what a gritty performance she delivers here as the fiery, foul-mouthed, tougher-than-nails Vanessa.
The story is based on Little Red Riding Hood although you may be ...Fairy Tale You Won't Tell Your Children - Dario
Although fairy tales, little Red Riding Hood included, are rather dark and traumatic to begin with, this movie takes it one step farther. It shows that humans are more violent and mean than any animal could ever be. Keifer is great in his role, but we have ...Reese Witherspoon's finest hour - Superdave
Those bored by Reese' antics in Legally Blonde II should re-visit this harrowing, slightly sick modern take on Little Red Riding Hood. Reese is a hitchhiking juvenile delinquent, just out of "The System" and on her way to grandma's, who gets a ride from a ...