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The animal is out.
BecauseWolfis many things; but it aint ahorror movie.
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In fact, trying to pinWolfdown to a particular genre is a struggle.
But Im getting ahead of myself.
Lets start where many films tend to at the beginning.
(Ive decided to call the wolf that bites him Destiny.
She looks like a Destiny.
Or maybe its a he I dont know, the camera doesnt linger that long.)
You mean like a manual for owning an animal?
comes the slightly bemused reply.
It all helps lend an air of verisimilitude to proceedings.
Whats perhaps a little less convincing is Nicholsons attempt to portray Will as a put-upon everyman.
But lets face it: we all kinda like Jack Nicholson sideburns or not so thats OK.
Besides, our sympathies are given an extra nudge towards Team Will thanks to his gloriously perfidious nemesis.
He actually urinated on my shoe.
Spader may be the films MVP, but lets take a moment to appreciate the rest of the cast.
A bionic man sound effect during his final leap from a tree wouldnt have sounded amiss.
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Ennio Morricones heightened score doesnt help.
Behind-the-scenes struggles are clearly a factor in the films uneven tone.
The worm has turned and is now packing an Uzi.
But one wonders how hastily the replacement footage was assembled.
I would have strong words for members of that test screening audience very strong words.
What was your plan?
To sit chained to the radiator til you grew paws?
Its either wolf pheromones or bad plotting.
Art is dead, and we are exhausted.
Ive ended on a downer.
I must rectify this because flaws notwithstanding Wolfis a highly entertaining experience.
(Thats a recommendation, by the way.)
