Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
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.
The 2010 Wolfman remake boasts genuinely impressive Gothic cinematography and production design — Rick Baker's practical creature effects and the foggy Victorian atmosphere are standout achievements. However, the plot is a by-the-numbers retread of the classic Universal monster formula with little fresh perspective, the ending feels rushed and unsatisfying, and despite a strong cast (Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving), the performances are hampered by underdeveloped material. As a remake of an established property with minimal reinvention, novelty is limited.