Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil

A deliberate end credits crawl extends Hoodwinked Too! to 87 minutes, but nothing else about this manically pitched animated sequel seems near as calculated or particularly well thought out. An annoying, exceptionally unengaging ball of noise that lampoons broadly and poorly, Hoodwinked Too! is an even more dispiriting entry into the marketplace than its narrative failings render it, insofar as it seems to evince no real reason of existence beyond its connection to a predecessor that turned a tidy profit. Director Mike Disa exacerbates the movie’s yawning emotional disconnect by staging breathless action bits that favor movement above all else. For the full, original review, from Screen International, click here. (Weinstein Company, PG, 87 minutes)