First off, dont see this because your expecting some classic performance by Benecio Del Toro, see this movie because of the brutal attack sequences and spooky atmosphere of Talbot Hall. Del Toro is definitely the weakest link of the film and he delivers a particularly deadpan performance, but with good supporting actors Emily Blunt, Anthony Hopkins, & Hugo Weaving the film manages to stay afloat aside from the awful thrown together love story. Now, with all of that out of the way I must say I was very entertained. Visually the film is badass as wind whips around corners of spooky mansions and town pubs while the full moon pours over dark fog drenched forests. The werewolf design is rather ballsy, sticking to the original flat dog face donned by Lon Chaney Jr in the original. But it works in my opinion, the transformation sequences are damn nice and creepy at times as well. The combination of dark jumpy dream sequences and fast gory attack scenes won me over in the end. This film is far gorier than I thought it would be. At least three beheadings I can think of and lots of other dismemberment. Overall I was glad to see a werewolf film that didnt try to redefine the genre, just polish it off and add some blood and guts. I was pleased. Oh and the feral Wolf boy was pretty damn creepy.
-4 out of five dancing gypsy bears
Along side Dead Snow, Pontypool proves that the zombie genre can still be original. I'll make this quick. If you like zombie flicks and appreciate when filmmakers come at the genre in a new way, then you need to see this. A secluded radio station in the basement of a church is one of my new favorite places to envision the zombie apocalypse. There is a sequel to this film in the works as I write this so do yourself a favor and go see this fucking movie. Seriously go now.
