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Wolfman is the closest thing to the traditional monster movie that our generation has seen. The problem, though, is that simply adding gore and fight scenes does not make a great movie.
Wolfman focuses on Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) as he returns home to England from America to find his brother murdered by a beast of some sort. He is determined to find out who or what did this. As you can guess, werewolf calamities ensue.
All the characters are, if not lovable, at least memorable. Anthony Hopkins did a great job, but made me realize he should do as many films as possible before he kicks the bucket.
The film keeps to the 1950s style of classic horror films: the use of shadows; don’t get a good look at the “creature” for a good half of the film; and the typical references to Edgar Allen Poe (spooky house, cursed family, dead woman etc…). The creature actually looked more like the 1941 original than any other modern werewolf.
This is where the movie seemed lacking. It seemed as if the film tried to be respectful of the original, but by doing so, made the film lack terror here or there.
The Wolfman looks similar to the original. It was cool for the first minute of nostalgia, but after that it just looks like a man in a rubber mask.
The special effects were outstanding, and the movie had more gore than expected. However, some parts seemed to cross the line between horror film and action film with lots of blood.
Overall, I would suggest going into this film with low expectations and being pleasantly surprised, versus going in with high expectations and be disappointed.
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