I went to see "Wolfman" the other night with a friend of mine. Our wives don't particularly care for creepy/scary/gory/horror type movies, so occasionally we'll go out together and see one. We were curious about this, and neither of us was disappointed. Reviewers were not overly thrilled with it, but we enjoyed the special effects, the overall creepy atmosphere, the story was fine, and Anthony Hopkins and Benicio Del Toro as the tormented father and son involved in the mystery did quite well in their roles. Emily Blunt as the fiancee of Del Toro's brutally murdered brother is quite interesting and easy to look at. Hugo Weaving was good as the detective sent from London to investigate the series of murders at Blackmoor. And casting Geraldine Chaplin as the gypsy woman Maleva was a good choice--cool to see her in a film again. Del Toro plays an American who is called back home when his brother is killed and becomes involved in discovering the cause of all these local murders. Visions from childhood, his father's distant attitude, and his attraction to Gwen (Blunt) add to the suspense. While it was easy to guess the secret of the Talbot family of Talbot Hall, it still made for a thrilling picture. Lots of little surprises to make one jump or flinch and plenty of blood and gore--for me almost too much. This movie really was more like a remake of the original "Wolfman" and I definitely liked it more than "An American Werewolf in London". My movie pal and I both agreed it was worthwhile, and I would recommend it at least as a decent rental.
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