Werewolves – Movie Review
First Reaction – Werewolves is The Purge with wild animal attacks.
Where to Watch
Werewolves is available on Digital Platforms 13 January and DVD 20 January. Distributed by Signature Entertainment.
Director: Steven C Miller
Writer: Matthew Kennedy (Screenplay)
Cast
- Frank Grillo (Captain America Civil War)
- Katrina Law (Arrow)
- Ilfenesh Hadera (Baywatch)
- James Michael Cummings (Southie)
- Lou Diamond Phillips (Courage Under Fire)
Plot: Two scientists try to stop a mutation that turns people into werewolves after being touched by a supermoon the year before.
Runtime: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Werewolves starts in the aftermath of a Supermoon which mutated humans into bloodthirsty werewolves. One year later, Dr Aranda (Phillips) and Wesley (Grillo) lead a team trying to prevent the next Supermoon from having the same effects. However, things spiral out of control and the team must fight back against the werewolves unleashed on the Earth.
Elsewhere, Wesley’s family is in danger as the new infection spreads. He races to save them from the threat waiting outside their door. However, the journey means he faces countless enemy werewolves hunting for victims.
Verdict on Werewolves
Recap
The movie follows a scientist who must fight back against a mutation that turns humans into bloodthirsty werewolves. It follows his attempts to stop it before things spiral out of control and he must fight to save his family.
Best Parts
The movie doesn’t hold back with crazed werewolf attacks and some great transformations. It is pure action horror and never lets you take a breath. I mentioned in the first reaction about The Purge with animal attacks. That is everything we get here, nothing is held back and the idea it only happens for one night with a certain moon escalated the problems. It feels like more of a fresh idea in a subgenre of horror that has always struggled to stand out.
Worst Parts
We can see the weakness here being too much chaos. The problem is we only seem to see a couple of people fighting back, we don’t get to see how the rest of the world reacts or the aftermath with people who could have become infested before. It is strange but the first incident feels like it has even more potential, because people would have needed to learn fast and see the changes happening without knowing the truth.
Final Thoughts –Werewolves is a chaotic, wild and entertaining monster movie.
