When the beast finally bursts forth, the character becomes, for the most part, a digitally augmented blur -- there's no room for a performance underneath all the 0s and 1s.
The Wolfman
When the moon is full, the legend comes to life.
2010 · 1h 43m · R
Horror
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
The Wolfman
Overview
Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.
Director and cast
- Joe Johnston Director
- Benicio del Toro as Lawrence Talbot
- Anthony Hopkins as Sir John Talbot
- Emily Blunt as Gwen Conliffe
- Hugo Weaving as Inspector Francis Abberline
- Geraldine Chaplin as Maleva
- Art Malik as Singh
- Antony Sher as Dr. Hoenneger
- David Schofield as Constable Nye
- Cristina Contes as Solana Talbot
- David Sterne as Kirk
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
With its mist-shrouded sets, gruesome slaughter and copious CGI, this is a surprisingly respectful updating of the 1941 Universal original.
Benicio Del Toro stars in this lushly art-designed 19th-century period film, but his beefcake-gone-bad magnetism is not enough to justify sitting through a movie that's full of sound, fury and unintentional camp -- and is still bafflingly inert.
Actors fulminate and masticate, spit, scowl and sob; what a gas it is to watch them overact with joy and conviction.
An ill-considered, utterly unnecessary remake.
More films
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Comedy · Horror · R
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- John Landis
- Cast
- David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter
The Wolf Man (1941)
Drama · Horror · Passed
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Director
- George Waggner
- Cast
- Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains
Teen Wolf (1985)
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance · PG
When a shy teenager's new-found powers help him score at basketball - and with the popular girls - he has some pretty hairy decisions to make.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Director
- Rod Daniel
- Cast
- Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones











Comments
Talk about the film with other members