Pop Journal: The Wolfman

The Wolfman (MOVIE 2010)

The Wolfman is a gorgeously shot "creature feature" that never strays to far from the formula to keep you on the edge of your seat. Benicio Del Toro gives a surprisingly understated performance as the titular wolfman, giving much more credence to the transformation from Shakespearean actor to savage killing machine. The film does rely on some easy scares, but never do they feel cheap or unearned. Like I said earlier the movie is just really good looking, particularly the transformation effects. There is little mystery in the story as the main antagonist is revealed with little fanfare which takes the story into one of vengence. Be warned that there is a lot of blood being spilt, but in a way that makes me glad Universal chose to go the rated R road instead of leaving much of the savagery to the imagination. All in all a very satisfying scare fest that stands apart from the rest.