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In this postmodern exploitation flick loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood, the uneducated daughter of a drug-addicted prostitute flees the foster-care system in search of her long-lost grandmother but meets up instead with a serial killer. Vanessa (Reese Witherspoon), a nearly illiterate firebug and serial shoplifter, .. Read more

Starring	Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Plummer, Dan Hedaya
Director	Matthew Bright
Genres	Action/Adventure, Gay/Lesbian, Thriller

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- The opening credits, showing a sex-obsessed wolf chasing Red Riding Hood, suggest some sort of satire is intended; but what follows is a sleazily violent, unsubtle melodrama.
- 30735
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 16
  - 1
  dark comedy
  
  Reese Witherspoon plays the most hilarious, bad-girl, tough trailer trash role.Kiefer Sutherland played a psychotic killer.
  
  a modern remake of red ... read more »
  
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- 150248
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - not where i wanna be
  - 13 Sep 2005 at 15:24
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- - 0
  - 0
  Utterfly brilliant!
  
  Excellent acting, especially by Reese Witherspoon who was wonderful. Gripping and scary at times, this film gives a window onto small-town America.
  
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- - flippertbk
  - 150 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 21 Dec 2011 at 21:50
- - 0
  - 0
  sadly disappointed
  
  i so wanted to like this as am a fan of Keifer and Reese - but yawn - dragged way too much!
  
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- 1049677
- - Lincolnactive
  - 9 reviews
  - Lincoln
  - 10 Oct 2011 at 00:34
- - 1
  - 0
  Highly Recommended
  
  Rented this title on impulse and was extremly glad I did. One of the best films I have watched in a long time and Reese Witherspoon's performance was ... read more »
  
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- 1002472
- - a customer
  - 09 Jun 2011 at 09:15
- - 0
  - 2
  Rubbish film waste of time
  
  I couldn't even finish watching it the film was sooooooo borning. The acting was poor and the plot was terrible. Never again avoid at all costs.
  
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- 1000450
- - a customer
  - 04 Jun 2011 at 21:33
- - 0
  - 4
  Get off at the first turn off
  
  Long Drawn out film, It has a good enough story-line but unfortunately they drag it out for 98 mins, This film has nothing to do with Red Riding hood maybe a ... read more »
  
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- - EchoGecko
  - 23 reviews
  - Wrexham
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 22:00
- - 0
  - 2
  junk rubbish dont bother
  
  wot a load of junk.boring slow bad language.bad acting bad everything stupid ending leave well alone.just wish i did.rubbish crap.....toatal waste of time.
  
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- - aden1
  - 41 reviews
  - risca
  - 09 Jan 2011 at 16:00
- - 2
  - 0
  So much better than you would think
  
  Me and my friends watched this film unsure of what to expect and were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed it.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 20 Apr 2010 at 16:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Poor White Trash Teen, Meets Big Bad Wolf, In A Funked Up Fairytale!!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I have wanted to see this film for years and had heard a lot of mixed reviews, but was pleasantly surprised when I rented this one.
  
  Ok!! We have the ... read more »
  
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 10 Sep 2009 at 16:04
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  - 0
  B movie
  
  This is a grotesque transformation of Little Red Riding Hood. Consistently interesting and sometimes quite surprising. B movie because that seems to be where ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 10 May 2009 at 11:04
- - 0
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  Black Comedy Delight
  
  This black comedy is a delight although there is some necessary violence. The characters are well drawn and well acted particularly by R Witherspoon in what I ... read more »
  
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  - Carmarthen
  - 23 Dec 2008 at 10:18
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- - 16
  - 1
  dark comedy
  
  Reese Witherspoon plays the most hilarious, bad-girl, tough trailer trash role.Kiefer Sutherland played a psychotic killer.
  
  a modern remake of red ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 150248
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  - not where i wanna be
  - 13 Sep 2005 at 15:24
- - 5
  - 0
  A forgotten odd gem
  
  This deliciously dark fairy tale, roughly based around Little Red Riding Hood but updated to include serial-killing paedophiles, drive-by shootings and teenage ... read more »
  
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- - AnnBowman
  - Aberdeenshire
  - 28 Jun 2004 at 14:46
- - 5
  - 2
  this film was my ...
  
  this film was my introduction to matthew bright and since i saw it, he's become my second favourite director. i had only seen witherspoon in pleasantville ... read more »
  
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- - Matthew#72
  - WESTCLIFF ON SEA
  - 10 Sep 2004 at 09:38
- - 2
  - 0
  Fairy tale of filth
  
  Once upon a time I caught the end of a movie on the BBC starring Reese Witherspoon where she appeared able to act. Being under the influence of alcohol I ... read more »
  
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- - BFR1
  - Berkshire
  - 04 Mar 2005 at 22:38
- - 2
  - 0
  Fills a quiet night well enough
  
  I honestly have not seen a movie quite like this before, Freeway is based loosely on the Little Red Riding Hood story and shows Reese Witherspoon as you will ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 13 Nov 2006 at 10:30
- - 2
  - 0
  worth it
  
  Got 3 stars because of the acting, which at times is appaling.
  
  Reece Witherspoon isn't to convincing and Mr Sutherland.well.....
  
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- - druski
  - 100 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 15:06
- - 2
  - 0
  So much better than you would think
  
  Me and my friends watched this film unsure of what to expect and were pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed it.
  
  Report this review
- 885064
- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 20 Apr 2010 at 16:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Poor White Trash Teen, Meets Big Bad Wolf, In A Funked Up Fairytale!!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I have wanted to see this film for years and had heard a lot of mixed reviews, but was pleasantly surprised when I rented this one.
  
  Ok!! We have the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 809142
- - a customer
  - Wolverhampton
  - 10 Sep 2009 at 16:04
- - 1
  - 0
  Highly Recommended
  
  Rented this title on impulse and was extremly glad I did. One of the best films I have watched in a long time and Reese Witherspoon's performance was ... read more »
  
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- 1002472
- - a customer
  - 09 Jun 2011 at 09:15
- - 1
  - 1
  FANTASTIC!!!
  
  Loved it!
  
  Very dark and extremely funny. Reece Witherspoon is brilliant.
  
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- 53578
- - Esther Smith
  - Birmingham
  - 16 Nov 2004 at 16:07

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Critics' reviews
- The opening credits, showing a sex-obsessed wolf chasing Red Riding Hood, suggest some sort of satire is intended; but what follows is a sleazily violent, unsubtle melodrama.
- 30735
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- The directorial debut for Guncrazy screenwriter Matthew Bright, this enthusiastically grotesque exploitation flick... read more on Time Out
- 43909
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...A gleeful feminist exploitation movie....Definite Guilty Pleasure..."
- 8637
- - Film Comment
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  In this postmodern exploitation flick loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood, the uneducated daughter of a drug-addicted prostitute flees the foster-care system in search of her long-lost grandmother but meets up instead with a serial killer. Vanessa (Reese Witherspoon), a nearly illiterate ...