Wolf man (2025)

Wolfman can be described by saying “ya it was whatever.” Wasn’t great, wasn’t terrible. It was produced by Blumhouse so if you have seen any of their movies you should be able to guess what you are in for. 

I will say that this wolfman had some nice shots, even if they were far and few in between. It had some cool perspective shots, showing how the wolfman saw the world. It had some nice transitions between seeing the world how we do, then seeing the distorted world of the werewolf. One other detail I liked is the daughter was named Ginger, which was a reference to ginger snaps, so that was neat. It is also a very different story than the original 1941 movie, so if you are looking for a direct remake you might be disappointed.

Moving on to some negatives of the movie, I was not a fan of the Wolfmans design. There is a point where we could’ve seen a much more intimidating and mature werewolf but it looked the same as a freshly turning one. It was quite a disappointment I have to say. Good werewolf designs can really make or break a movie and unfortunately this one was lackluster. I find with some designs it is either leaning heavy to the man side or heavy to the wolf side, this one was very heavy on the man side. It was enough that you could probably mistake him for a man that hasn’t shaved in 6 months. One other bit that really pulled me out was the lack of chemistry between the characters. They didn’t feel like a family and none of them were really built up to have any definitive traits. The character arcs they went through just didn’t feel significant. 

I feel this review has been a little underwhelming but I must say that is how the movie felt. It is nothing to write home about, and honestly pretty forgettable. I would say if you have some time and extra money then maybe check it out on a cheap day at your local theater. If not just wait for it to go onto a streaming service or to rent if you really want to see it. I would give it a 4/10. Wasn’t really bad, wasn’t good, it was just sorta there.