Review: 'Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil' a 'Shrek' wannabe

By Lisa Schwarzbaum, EW.com

The movie can't be saved from its own vices of manic pacing and tediously pro forma pop culture jokes.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Red teams up with her Granny to look into the abduction of Hansel and Gretel
SNL's infinitely inventive Bill Hader and Amy Poehler voice H&G
The movie can't be saved from its own vices of manic pacing

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(EW.com) -- Hayden Panettiere picks up the mic dropped by Anne Hathaway, the original voice of Little Red Riding Hood in 2005's "Hoodwinked".

And time has not been kind to the thin charms of this "Shrek" wannabe. Now Red teams up with her Granny (Glenn Close) to look into the abduction of Hansel and Gretel. Even with SNL's infinitely inventive Bill Hader and Amy Poehler in the H&G vocal roles, the movie can't be saved from its own vices of manic pacing and tediously pro forma pop culture jokes.

EW.com rating: C

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