Red Riding Hood: The director of Twilight made a better YA horror romance that far fewer people saw

With this pedigree of pure opportunism, the movie naturally received withering reviews and middling box office, though it’s a measure of Twilight’s success that a live-action Red Riding Hood retelling could be considered a disappointment after making nearly $100 million worldwide. But removed from that context, Hardwicke’s film looks far more well-crafted and thoughtful than it did at the time.