I will watch anything with Gary Oldman in it because no matter what it is he will always be fantastic. And true to form he is great. It’s just a real shame he only has five minutes of screen time.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Gary Oldman
Rating: E
The Plot:
For the first time in a number of years a Werewolf once again terrorises the inhabitants of an olde time village. To make matters worse, there is a blood moon, a time in which a bite from a Werewolf will turn you into one of them.
A young Valerie (Seyfried) is contemplating running away from the village with her sweetheart Peter (Fernandez), but the death of her sister and the arranged marriage to Henry (Irons) scuppers her plans. However she still thinks of running and the Wolf is trying to tempt her away.
An expert in Werewolves (Oldman) is brought to the village and quickly announces the Wolf has always been there hiding in human from, as one of the villagers.
And so begins a tedious film with a poor script, where there is no possible way to figure out who the Wolf might be. Instead of developing characters or plot, there’s about an hour of going through the cast, systematically casting suspicion, without much reason other than Hardwicke thinks that passes for entertainment. The only person we know can’t be the Wolf is Oldman. Ironic as he’s on top form ‘chewing up the scenery’.
The rest is truly awful, Hardwicke has even managed to crowbar in the famous “What big eyes/ ears/ teeth you have Grandma” lines, and the whole sequence is ridiculous. The whole film is ridiculous. Don’t waste your time with it.
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