Rating-****
I see many reviews saying that this movie is terribly acted, is very predictable and has a dumb story, among other things. I ask these reviewers: what did you expect from a remake of The Wolfman directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji!)?
Some critics have said that this movie takes away all the "good things" from the original film and ruin them. I think you need to rewatch the original!! It's unbelievably cheesy, the transformation sequence is stupid, and overall it's just not as good as the other Universal horror classics.
Anyway, lets examine THIS Wolfman. On one hand we get: terrible, cheesy acting by everyone except Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt, silly dialogue, unnecessary cgi, an overly quick pace, copious amounts of gore, and a dumb plot twist.
On the other hand: we get hilariously awful acting from Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, AMAZING werewolf effects, TWO rampages, an awesome Hugo Weaving, a werewolf fight to the death (the highlight of the movie), and COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF GORE!!!
Yes, this movie is movie is, by normal standards, really, really bad. However, I had more fun with it than most of the horror movies that have been coming out lately. It's probably the best horror remake so far. Overall, The Wolfman isn't Oscar worthy, but it's a silly, corny GORY time at the movies. It's a huge amount of fun to watch, so I reccomend it, but stay away if you don't like the gorey stuff.
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