Wolf Man | Review by: Gal Balaban

 

Wolf Man has some impressive shots and performances from brilliant actors Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner that feel serviceable, but feels like it’s doing the bare minimum in inventing and imagining a modern story based on the character. Leigh Whannell’s direction occasionally shines, but despite a few engaging moments, it feels rather standard and predictable, with a script that never really hits deep.

Worst of all, the movie is too self-serious for its own good, as if Whannell forgot to have fun this time around, with a premise like a man turning into a wolf. It plays it too safe compared to what we’ve come to expect from the filmmaker, and even fans of the horror genre have seen this too many times before.

2.5/5

Review by: Gal Balaban