mcdp I've watched this film more than 10 times and will watch it over and over again because every time I do, it never ceases to mesmerize me. The script was well-written, the actors were really great (especially Anthony Hopkins), the setting was just right, the music was excellent, the special effects were magnificent, the costumes were fabulous, the entire film was well-directed. This, for me, is the best werewolf movie ever, a masterpiece. I can't wait for another one to top this.

Radu B. I'll start by saying that my job is not reviewing films for a living like those who posted some of the most idiotic reviews on this movie. In 10 years this is probably my 3d or 4th review on IMDb. But damn it... when I read the stuff critics write about this movie I can't do anything other than to express my astonishment and disgust, because it's an example of how a great movie can be destroyed by critics for no reason.I don't watch horror movies for breakfast, despite it being my favourite genre. In fact I'll go as far as saying there are no great horror movies in recent years. Most nowadays horror movies are cheap, stupid zombie flicks for the mediocre, series, invented out of nothing, where the monster is either a clown, a spoiled kid, a ghost, or wears some mask because that's the thing today, with fake tension moments accompanied by string quartets for the background music whenever main characters open the fridge or pick their nose.The Wolfman is far above, it goes somewhere between Dracula (by Coppola), Omen, Sleepy Hallow, Alien, The Thing... that's where I'd put it. If you like these, then watch it, you won't regret it. It has a great story with sophisticated characters played by actors that give 100%.Hopkins is the best actor ever when it comes to representing a villain, his ambiguity and eyes of steel are unique to him. Benicio Del Toro was the perfect guy for the Wolfman role, his face anatomy, internal suffering and dark energy demanded it from the start. Emily Blunt was sweet in her role as the central representation of innocence, love and beauty. And I can't imagine anyone else playing the Scoland Yard inspector better than Hugo Weaving with his methodical attitude. The dialog is according to the era the movie takes place in with dialog about historical events, life, philosophy, upperclass and lowerclass, full of curtesy and patience in details.Did I say yet that this movie is dark? has some of the most amazing horror type of scenery, the light work is phenomenal, reminds of Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola which is one of my favourites as well. The music does great at emphasizing the contrast between darkness and light, between the horror and peacefulness.The action sciences could've been better, I'd give it that, maybe because of the few distant shots which made things a bit less mysterious. But The Wolfman is not about sheer violence and gore, not there isn't any, oh there's enough gore and guts in it to turn your stomach inside out. This movie is about the horrors of being a monster, about love that can conquer the heart of a beast.The way the movie is and the rating it has, just don't match, it's like a bad conspiracy and this is why I felt compelled to share my opinion.I also think IMDb should implement a smart rating system, using Q & A by which the true rating of a movie is identified, not the John Doe 1 star rating because he's a paid "movie expert" with access to internet.

Mihai Toma Lawrence is summoned by his sister in law to assist finding his brother who has been missing for a couple of weeks. During the investigation, he gets bitten by the same creature who killed his brother, beginning to observe unusual reactions from his body. Thus, he must investigate what is with this creature, fact which will uncover hidden truths from his childhood, radically changing his perception regarding his family.It's a dramatic thriller, mixed with some horror sequences in a spooky village of England from the 1890s. Honestly said, nothing interesting really happens until Lawrence's first transformation, only from then, things start to step up a bit. Contrary to what I was expecting, there isn't a lot of action which involves a werewolf so I wasn't fascinated by the course of events. The atmosphere it creates is very good, dark, sober and even foggy, perfect for the movie's plot. The finale, although logical and expected, left a bit of disappointment with its collateral damage but it is in tone with the rest of the film.I had higher hopes regarding this one after seeing it's title and cast but it turned out to be another average movie.

tomgillespie2002 To say that The Wolfman had a troublesome journey from page to screen would be an understatement, with director-swaps, re-shoots and a release date that kept getting pushed back plaguing the production of Universal's attempt to reboot one of the horror franchises they laid their foundations with back in the 1930s and 40s. The cracks and desperate stitching together are plain to see in the resulting movie, which limped into cinemas only to quickly disappear from memory. One part an earnest attempt to bring an age- old tale to modern audiences with a heavy tip-of-the-hat to the Lon Chaney original, and one part a bungled and rushed attempt to blend a serious psychological study with gruesome mainstream thrills, screenwriters Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en) and David Self (Road to Perdition) must have been wondering where their hard work went.Shakespearean actor Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) leaves the comforts of London life for his childhood home of Blackmoor after he learns of the disappearance of his brother Ben (Simon Merrells). There waiting for him is his father Sir John (Anthony Hopkins), who greets his wayward son in typical horror fashion, from the top of the dark staircase of his once-spectacular mansion. When Ben shows up dead and apparently mangled by some vicious beast, Lawrence consoles his brother's beautiful fiancée Gwen (Emily Blunt). During an attack on the village by a bloodthirsty werewolf, Lawrence is bitten and is cursed to transform into a murderous monster every full moon. Faced with his developing fondness for Gwen and his uncontrollable, animalistic urges, Lawrence is forced to confront the beast within, as Scotland Yard Inspector Aberline (Hugo Weaving) is called in as the body count rises.Given my love for the old Universal horror movies, I appreciated The Wolfman's respect for the original and the occasional success in bringing those foggy English moors to life again. The film also thrives during the few brutal attacks, with no punches being pulled in the gore stakes as spines are raked and limbs go flying. Sadly, this is just about all Joe Johnston's movie has going for it, and the director shapes the film with the same lack of singular vision that plagued Jurassic Park III (2001) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). One moment it is rushing to deliver the CGI-fuelled thrills to the undemanding audience, and the next it is brooding and deep, or delivering a confusing moment of exposition in what becomes an unnecessarily complicated plot. I don't recall the likes of Lon Chaney and Bela Lugosi stumbling their way through a convoluted story for 2 long hours, so why would it be needed here?