The Wolfman Movie Reviews

f it’s a bright full moon night, it must be werewolves. Nearly 70 years after Lon Chaney Jr. terrrorised Welsh villagers — and legions of moviegoers — The Wolfman has been resurrected. Concentrating on creating a foreboding atmosphere of horror over the cheap thrills of creature-effects, director Johnston draws us into the powerful story of a man confronted with his animal instincts. Circa 1891, a Shakespearian thespian

Johnston’s Wolfman is a remake of George Waggner’s iconic horror classic The Wolf Man (1941). The year is 1891. Lawrence Tablot (Benicio Del Toro) works as an actor in America. The sudden unnatural death of his brother brings him back to his ancestral estate of Blackmoor, England. His palatial house is now occupied by his father (Anthony Hopkins) and his dead brother’s fiancée Gwen (Emily Blunt). Hellbent on finding the killer of his brother, Lawrence reaches a gypsy camp

The Wolfman, a remake of the 1941 classic, is an old-fashioned horror film. It's cheesy, crude and resolutely B-movie. Director Joe Johnston scares you in the easiest way possible - lots of sudden moves, a blaring soundtrack and enough body parts to stock up a meat shop. At one point, I thought intestines, which feature prominently, might be given a star billing. But what makes Wolfman fun is its A-list actors - Benicio del Toro plays the lupine Lawrence Talbot

The Wolfman starring Benicio del Toro is a spectacularly silly remake of the 1941 classic werewolf movie starring Lon Chaney Jr. This brand new version set in 1891 England stars del Toro as Shakespearean actor Lawrence Talbot who returns to his family's estate after his brother's murder at the hands of a mysterious creature. This unhappy visit reunites him with his estranged father (played by Anthony Hopkins) and his brother's fiancée (played by Emily Blunt)

The film is supposedly a remake of Lon Chaney's 1941 original. But unfortunately, it ends up as a somewhat insipid retelling of a tale that has had a perennial lure for werewolf -- and all other supernatural beings -- buffs. What's even more ironical is the fact that the film fails to work its manic magic, despite featuring powerful actors like Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. One would have thought they would double up as the deadliest beasts on screen