Grade: D
“Red Riding Hood” presents a grim coming of age tale, but it lacks poignancy and conviction. Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between love of her life Peter and an arranged marriage to wealthy villager Henry. Unwilling to live without each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together until her older sister becomes the victim of the illusive werewolf, wreaking havoc throughout the village. Even though the film succeeded in the box office this weekend, audiences will not get the bang for their buck with this film.