Werewolves Blu-ray Review
“Werewolves” is a cheesy B-movie action-horror flick.
Written by Matthew Kennedy, 2024’s “Werewolves” begins with a title card sequence that relays information about a Supermoon turning a billion people into werewolves for a night. Now, there’s another Supermoon coming and people are preparing with traps, weapons, and defensive measures. The story centers around a molecular biologist (Wesley) who is ensuring his late brother’s wife (Lucy) and his niece are safe in their home. Wesley, meanwhile, has work to do in a lab where he is testing an alleged cure (Moonscreen) on individuals that had previously been werewolves. To no surprise, the test descends into chaos. Now, Wesley and Dr. Chen find themselves fighting for survival while also trying to check back in with Lucy. Alas, Lucy and her daughter are in peril from werewolves.
Directed by Steven C. Miller (best known for “Silent Night” and “Escape Plan 2: Hades”), “Werewolves” is the type of movie you would see on SyFy Channel once upon a time. The flick plays like “The Purge” with werewolves which sounds promising on paper. The end result, however, isn’t exactly what werewolf fans may be hoping for though. Granted, it has its moments. It’s fast paced, full of gore, contains a punk rock werewolf, includes practical effects and costumes (to varying degrees of success), and features a climactic werewolf vs. werewolf fight. Obviously, the movie knows what it is and never pretends to be anything more. In that respect it delivers. As a slice of goofy B-Movie horror entertainment though it could have been a bit more satisfying.
If you’re going to cast Frank Grillo in your movie, why would you cast him as a molecular biologist? It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense especially when he basically ends up resorting to his usual muscular heroics in the end. In fact, none of the character work is noteworthy despite the presence of some name actors like Lou Diamond Phillips and Katrina Law. Secondly, the low-budget definitely hampers the film as a whole. The scale is much too small and the action only takes place in a few select locations. As a result, the story and plotting feels truncated. There’s a lot of missed opportunities here, but that’s likely due to the concept simply being too big for this lower budget project.
Video/Audio:
Presentation: 2.39:1 1080p. Grade: A-
Audio Track: 5.1 DTS-HD MA. Grade: A-
Extras include a Digital copy and 6 deleted scenes titled “Moonscreen,” “Alpha,” “Turn On Purpose,” “Always Ready,” “Entering The Underground,” and “Downtime In The Bodega.”
No comments yet.
Share This Blog
Robert Ham
dmanderson
Andrea
nicklyons1
DVD Corner 
Leave a comment