Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
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.
Teen Wolf is a fun but formulaic 80s comedy that blends the coming-of-age genre with werewolf mythology in a charming if shallow way. The plot is thin and predictable, following standard high school underdog beats. Acting is serviceable but unremarkable, with Fox carrying the film on likability rather than craft. Cinematography is plain and functional with little visual ambition. Its novelty comes from the genuinely inventive premise of using lycanthropy as a metaphor for adolescent identity and self-acceptance, which gives it a distinctive enough hook to stand out from pure teen comedies of the era. The ending delivers a satisfying if conventional message about being yourself, landing adequately without much surprise.