Lawrence Talbot is a popular actor in the U.S. who returns to England to reconcile with his father upon the death of his brother. While visiting in London, Lawrence is bitten by a werewolf and when the full moon appears a few days later he realizes his hunger for flesh and blood.
Benicio Del Toro (Lawrence Talbot), Simon Merrells (Ben Talbot), Emily Blunt (Gwen), Anthony Hopkins (Sir John Talbot), Art Malik (Singh), Hugo Weaving (Abberline), Christina Contes (Solana Talbot), Malcolm Scates (Butcher).
Based on the 1941 classic, The Wolfman retells a story that has been told many times before. Though the plot isn't original Joe Johnston did a good job of bringing new elements to the story while adhering to many of the traits that made the original so popular. After some mild character development up front the film shifts smoothly into the plot which moves along nicely climaxing with a solid but mild ending.
Acting was pretty good in this one with Del Toro presenting in his usual stoic style, minus strong Latin accent, which actually fit his part well. Hopkins and Blunt both delivered well but felt only mildly interested. Weaving was a nice surprise adding darkness and energy to the film and playing his part very well.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were all nicely done and felt quite realistic. Effects were good with nice action scenes, detailed gore shots, and good CGI background work. Wolfman transformation effects were also nice without being extreme. Dialogue and sound were good as was the mild soundtrack.
Overall this was a nice retelling of a classic story that included all the elements of a good horror flick though the energy level felt a bit low at times. Horror fans will likely enjoy this one though fans of the wolfman story may not find much new here.
With plenty of violence, horror, blood and gore, save this one for older teens and above.
Released: 2010
Reviewed: 7.19.10
Star rating: 3 out of 5
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