(DVD Werewolves)
Part whodunit. Part horror. Part comedy. Part small town “slice of life”. The fact that this film doesn’t seem to know what it is, is actually both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness. Werewolves Within is peopled by a cast full of quirky characters, and our “everyman” is newly arrived forest ranger Finn Wheeler. As he navigates through surprisingly treacherous waters of the relationships between the local townsfolk in this small northwestern town, a series of potential werewolf attacks cause the locals to form into various “camps”. This is a very atmospheric film but the plot barely holds together. Fortunately, the quirky characters more than make up for it! Reminded me a bit of the TV series Twin Peaks, if you threw in a werewolf! Sam Richardson, as the lead, Finn, was a terrific discovery — I’d never seen him in anything before!
(Note: Based on the plot of a popular video game.)
( Internet Movie Database entry for this film ) | ( official Werewolves Within web site )
Recommended
by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Services
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