Where to watch Wolf Man
1 Star
A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable.
The Wolf Man is a bland horror film, lacking any jolts or terror, which devotes more time to family dynamics than jumps or scares. The visuals are so dim and hard to make out that I had to check and see if Peter Hyams was serving as DP. Leigh Whannell brings the story back to its animal-born virus roots and ramps up the body-horror aspect, but the plot is very thin and punctuated with long interludes of illogical decisions made by banal characters.
Leigh Whannell, the creative force behind the excellent sci-fi flick ‘Upgrade’, is the person most directly responsible for this poor outing. The iconic idea of becoming a werewolf or its implications for a father torn between protecting his family and hunting them are either overlooked or fumbled entirely. Wolfman (the movie) has a captivating opening sequence, but quickly dies on screen before the opening act has concluded. Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner fail to convincingly portray a married couple, while Abbott is possibly the least charismatic screen Wolf in memory.
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
Written by: Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck
Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth