Starring Beneicio Del Toro as a man who comes home after many years to investigat
e the death of his brother, The Wolfman (2010) is a retelling of the classic full-moon horror tale. Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) joins in the search for the creature that has been viciously killing people, including his brother, during the full moon. Talbot soon realizes that there is much more going on than meets the eye when after being bit by the creature, he starts exhibiting mysterious symptoms.
e the death of his brother, The Wolfman (2010) is a retelling of the classic full-moon horror tale. Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) joins in the search for the creature that has been viciously killing people, including his brother, during the full moon. Talbot soon realizes that there is much more going on than meets the eye when after being bit by the creature, he starts exhibiting mysterious symptoms. Anthony Hopkins plays Talbot’s reclusive father and Hugo Weaving has a smaller part as the inspector working 
the case. Emily Blunt plays Gwen, the film’s female lead, and does so with the right balance of damsel and heroine. Her performance, as usual, was flawless. Del Toro and Hopkins, on the other hand were a little more difficult to figure out. Due to the lack of character development in the writing, it is hard to determine whether or not the two portray their characters correctly. Nonetheless, these are all afterthoughts to a generally enjoyable film.
the case. Emily Blunt plays Gwen, the film’s female lead, and does so with the right balance of damsel and heroine. Her performance, as usual, was flawless. Del Toro and Hopkins, on the other hand were a little more difficult to figure out. Due to the lack of character development in the writing, it is hard to determine whether or not the two portray their characters correctly. Nonetheless, these are all afterthoughts to a generally enjoyable film.Most impressing was the set design. The Wolfman takes place at the end of the 19th century in England. The Moors were creepy, the town was spooky, and the overall effect was brilliant. The transformation from man to werewolf was also impeccably done with a subtlety that was somewhat wasted on the overall effect (he was a bit too wolf-like, in the end).
Lack of character development aside, the film was nearly perfect for the first 90 minutes, with no unnecessary time-filling scenes to make the audience’s thoughts wander. The last half hour was jam-packed with action, although it did hold one too many clichés for my taste. Overall, The Wolfman is a spooky thriller, perfect for fans of classic 1940’s horror but still bloody enough to satisfy a new generation.
By: Jamie Z.
All photos from IMDB.com
Although I do agree with some aspects. I would give Wolfman a 1 out of 5. Although it served its purpose on being jumpy at points and bloody, I did not enjoy it as much.
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Lots of Emily Blunt on the page today.
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