Wolfcop (2014) User Reviews

Straightforward B-movie fare

[Leofwine_draca · 5/10 · 22 December 2015]

WOLFCOP is a straightforward B-flick about a cop who turns into a werewolf. There's no more to it or less to it than that. It's very much in the spirit of the MACHETE films, albeit with a lower budget, in that it goes for a whole retro/non-serious vibe and just about gets by on goodwill alone.

The low budget is often apparent during this production, so the scriptwriter goes for a jokey tone throughout to make things easier to watch. The acting isn't very good, but the quality of the special effects is a real surprise; they actually turn out to be very good indeed, with some excruciating werewolf transformations that work well. The titular fiend looks rather cheesy but then that's the point.

Otherwise, the film is chock-full of grindhouse-style violence and some jumbled plotting. It's an amiable time-waster although those looking for genuine originality or insight will be disappointed; WOLFCOP is a film that offers nothing new for fans and instead is happy to go through the usual and expected motions.

Great fun, easy watching - Give it a look.

[adam_mannering · 7/10 · 12 November 2014]

Exactly what it says on the tin. I knew what I was buying, you can guess what its about from the cover. And it delivers. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

A whole lot of fun, and more. Watch it whilst drinking bourbon. I thought the gags were great, the setting was lovely.

Mad as a box of frogs, just what I needed.

I love ' B ' horror films, they are a wicked crack. As this tops my list ! HAAAROOOOOOOOO ! ! ! ! !

I love films like this they are great fun, you don't need to take them seriously whatsoever, just sit back and enjoy, and have a good old giggle.

The best film of all-time...about a wolfcop.

[Matt_Layden · 7/10 · 17 June 2014]

An alcoholic cop wakes up one morning feeling a little different. His senses are stronger, dogs like him and when the full moon hits, he turns into a killer werewolf. A killer werewolf with a sense of duty to uphold. He becomes the WolfCop.

A low budget Canadian horror comedy flick in the style of Hobo With A Shotgun. While Hobo was decent, I felt a little underwhelmed with it. It was a little too serious for a low budget grindhouse flick that was suppose to emulate the 70's and 80's of cheesy horror. WolfCop seems like the type of film that would fill those needs and for the most part it does. With a modest budget of a million dollars, Lowell Dean manages to make the film look and feel like it belongs with those 70's and 80's flicks you'd find at the bottom of a dollar bin at Wal-Mart. If the film was too crisp and smooth, it wouldn't fit the atmosphere.

Dean tries his best to blend horror and comedy, a lot of the jokes fall flat, but there is just enough in there to make it entertaining. The execution was never going to be able to match the concept. I wanted more of the WolfCop on duty, foiling one robbery and crashing one drug op wasn't enough for me.

The monster effects are decent and there is a bit of comical gore to be had. I couldn't help but laugh at the faceless screaming man. For those wondering if a WolfCop can have sex with a human...he sure can. In a late night Baby Blue 2 on CityTV kind of way.

The theatre wasn't packed, but the audience who was in attendance seemed to enjoy themselves. This film does not take itself seriously, which is a good thing. I hope the film manages to find a cult following and if the ending of the film holds true, we will see a sequel sometime soon. Until then, enjoy the "it's so bad, it's good" nature of WolfCop.

Low budget Canadian horror comedy...

[AlsExGal · 5/10 · 4 May 2023]

...from writer-director Lowell Dean. Small-town sheriff's deputy Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is a drunk and a loser, but after he gets kidnapped and subjected to an occult ritual by a band of masked cultists, he finds himself transforming into a super-strong werewolf. He uses his new-found beast power to fight crime, but the cultists aren't done with him yet.

A sort-of parody of high-concept 80's cop movies, this doesn't quite have the resources or the script to go as far as it needed to work. Not enough time is spent with the uniformed werewolf on patrol, instead devoting too much time to secondary characters and the cult's ulterior motives. At times it seems the movie starts to take itself too seriously, but then they devote a lengthy scene to the werewolf using an auto body shop to customize his police car with big metal "W" emblems and other such silliness. The cast of mostly unknowns is good, and despite its deficiencies this is better than most of the movies of similar budget level.

A commendable effort by all involved

[degeneraatti · 6/10 · 28 May 2016]

This film is much better than it has any right to be. Made with a modest budget but a loving touch, WolfCop knows to embrace its cheesiness and that of its drive-in schlock predecessors and play to its strengths without taking itself too seriously. Whenever it falls flat, it feels more endearing than broken, which I suppose is due to the makers actually caring about what they were filming, and I'll take a lovingly crafted low-budget slopfest over an a-list blockbuster that wasn't given a single rat's behind by it's authors.

With that being said, there isn't really anything that stands out as exceptionally good. Although the fun had while filming is apparent and the enthusiasm of the effects department (if such can be said to have existed here) shines through, nothing can be graded more than "pretty good, considering". On the flip side of things, I couldn't find anything really horrible here either, as WolfCop is adept at covering its tracks (pun intended).

Booming with b-movie grit and outrageously strange choices of plot elements, WolfCop is a must watch for fans of "so bad it's good" – films and those interested in amateur films. Other viewers might need to take this movie with a grain of salt. And quite some alcohol.

Good for the right audience

[phollyjunk · 5 May 2019]

This isn't necessarily a "good" movie but it's fun and gory and sometimes that's a good thing. In my opinion it's better than the score on IMDB would have you believe but again it depends on your taste, but that's true with all movies really.

Not as good as you think it'll be

[utgard14 · 4/10 · 16 November 2014]

Low-budget Canadian horror comedy about a drunken loser deputy turned into a werewolf. He uses this to his advantage Teen Wolf-style and becomes a better cop. Man, I really wanted to love this one. I saw the trailer and thought it looked like the most amazing movie ever. Unfortunately, while there are things to like about the movie, it just never reaches the potential of its concept. It's not funny at all. That isn't to say it's not worth watching. It kept my interest even if it didn't make me laugh. The retro look was nice. I appreciate the old school makeup effects rather than the shoddy CGI we see in most low-budget genre movies today. I could do without seeing werewolf dick, though. The sex scene was bizarre but probably the closest thing to a successful gag in the movie. The premise of this movie was great but the execution was a fail.

The Trolls 2 of werewolves

[siderite · 6/10 · 30 November 2014]

The film is a low budget campy completely non serious Canadian movie about a cop turned into a werewolf so that his blood can be harvested by shape shifters. It reminded me of Trolls 2, with the same kind of non existent acting, yet strong impact. Nilbog sounds worse than Flowerew, anyway, doesn't it?

There is little point in talking about the plot, as there is none. The script itself leaves much to be desired. So why did I feel like I had fun watching it, despite its many flaws? Probably because it was clear that the film did not take itself seriously. There are many ways one can try to sell the idea of a werewolf cop other than a hairy beast dressed in police uniform and driving a pimped police cruiser with a big W on it. The gore itself, even if a lot, looks more like "Woo hoo, we did gore in our film and it looks kind of real!". Instead of scary, it makes you root for the success of the movie.

Bottom line: really B, in all respects, and probably enjoyable to a select few. However, I am among this shape shifting elite, running the world from the shadows and liking stuff like this :)

Awful, in every respect

[TrippingABlindMan · 2/10 · 16 June 2014]

As someone who enjoyed the wonderful b-level horror and action films of the glorious heydays of the 80s and 90s, I was rather looking forward to this werewolf themed cop film. First, it should be noted this movie was (sort of) crowdfunded... Cineplex is the main theatre chain in Canada, and they offered an online contest for amateur filmmakers to submit a short trailer. The prize? A million dollar budget and theatrical distribution (limited. I only found a screening in downtown Toronto).

The million dollars is certainly on the screen. The FX are pretty good. Like gore? Like monster FX? You'll get your fix. But the rest of this movie stunk. It stinks! Just awful, putrid filmmaking. The fact that this film was the winner of this contest is borderline infuriating. Were there not better plots/films to pick from? Who knows, but I mean gawd... I recognized Jonathan Cherry from that other piece of dreck House of the Dead. Okay actor, but man he gets stuck in bad films. Leo Fafard is the lead, he deserves better than this. I mean, for Christ's sake his character's name is Lou Garou. That a pun, because in francais, loup garoup means werewolf. GET IT! Such is the "genius" comedic writing of this film, which strives to be funny and action packed. It's just lame. There's a better film from the 90s with the exact same plot called Full Eclipse. Watch that one instead. This was weak sauce.

WolfCop!

[BandSAboutMovies · 6/10 · 19 May 2019]

The first film picked for production from the CineCoup Film Accelerator, WolfCop won a contest that gave $1 million dollars and a guaranteed theater showing nationwide at Canada's Cineplex Odeon theatre chain. They spent most of that money on the elaborate special effects werewolf transformation sequences in the film. It totally shows - this isn't just a throwaway direct to WalMart and VOD affair.

A play on the French term for werewolf, alcoholic police officer Lou Garou spends most of his time in the small Canadian town of Woodhaven either drinking or sleeping. After being called to a complaint of occult activity, he stumbles on to quite a scene: the town's elders are sacrificing the new upstart mayoral candidate. He wakes up the next morning in his bed with a pentagram carved into his belly.

Suddenly, his senses grow sharp and he surprises his fellow officers with how he's investigating the case. He also starts to transform into a werewolf, starting in one startling scene with his penis turning black like a dog's and spraying blood. Yep - this transformation scene is not for the weak of heart.

With the help of his friend Higgins and fellow cop Tina, Lou must find the shapeshifting Satanic town elders, clean up Woodhaven and drink as much as he can.

Filmed in Regina Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada, this is probably the best Canadian police officer werewolf movie you'll ever see. The only other one I know is the sequel, 2017's Another WolfCop.

It's a lot of fun, if not very deep, but I love the scene where Lou is studying in a quiet library and yells, "You have any books on devil worship?" WolfCop also fulfills the next step of every 1980's action hero: if life gives you lemons, build a special car with a battering ram and your logo on it.

Don't bother

[frankie252525 · 1/10 · 16 October 2014]

The premise seemed plausible but the execution was terrible. I imagine the glowing reviews were submitted by friends and family of the filmmaker and or cast. This is not witty although the low production values are reminiscent of SCTV et al sans the talent of comedic geniuses. It is not even comparable to Troma's vulgar campiness and hilarity. All the jokes fall flat and seem to be written from an elementary school level perspective but the soft nudity and implied "gore"(not realistic) definitely aren't G-rated-if they were going for Teen Wolf style comedy they failed by including the adult themes. "B"flick? more like C-.

A Canadian Masterpiece

[gavin6942 · 8/10 · 5 March 2015]

As a series of strange and violent events start happening, an alcoholic policeman (Leo Fafard) realizes that he has been turned into a werewolf as part of a larger plan, so he investigates with the help of his partner and his friend.

Bloody Disgusting gave WolfCop a positive review and stated, "A perfect storm of creature action, the occult, gore, intrigue, humor, and lycanthropic puns, WolfCop is destined for cult glory." Darn right, Bloody Disgusting. This film is hilarious, gory, and downright clever. This is the sort of thing that deserves a sequel and then another. Heck, it already ranks better than "Maniac Cop".

The film is great just for the puns alone: "the fuzz", "Dirty Hairier" and many others. The folks behind this are geniuses.

A spoof that accomplishes its goal

[cddesigns · 7/10 · 1 July 2014]

Anyone who goes into a film called "Wolfcop" and comes out angry that it wasn't a deep and serious film is completely misunderstanding the point of this movie. It's meant to be a spoof on werewolf films and the horror/action genre; it's meant to be silly and fun. I went into the theatre expecting a silly, fun, purposely "bad" movie and came out satisfied.

Wolfcop exceeded my expectations in some respects, mainly in some of the special effects. While many of the gory prosthetics weren't very convincing, the scene of the werewolf's first transformation was truly gruesome and shocking at the beginning. Some of the jokes and puns were funnier than expected and I laughed more than I thought I would during the course of the movie.

Where I felt the movie fell short was in the development of the villains. They were shapeshifters but no real information was given on their true form, so the film felt somewhat unfinished in that respect.

Wolfcop is not going to win any Oscars, but its fun and campy nature is sure to attract a cult following.

A couple of interesting moments but does not live up to expectation.

[d_m_s · 4/10 · 8 January 2015]

Wolfcop. Great title, great poster. It looked so promising. A modern-day B-movie that seems destined to become a cult classic. Surely it would be everything a modern B-movie should be: funny, gory, entertaining, silly. Something that would be good to watch with mates while having a beer.

Unfortunately Wolfcop does not come anywhere near to delivering what it should do. There are some good moments of gore, some of which are quite funny. However, that's about all it's got going for it. The storyline is too serious and dull. There is one character in there who is put in for comedic value but his good moments are few and far between and completely overshadowed by the dullness that is the rest of the film. It's also a bit too slow paced and there's an infuriatingly long, drawn out and boring sex scene (that is not graphic at all so not sure why they bothered to add it in or make it so long). Disappointingly, it also doesn't feel like there are enough all-out gory, funny, ridiculous scenes that would make it a true B-movie classic.

A good example of where this film fails to deliver is when Wolfcop and his mate decide to do up the police car, A-Team-style. However it doesn't really show you what they do to it, when it comes out of the garage it doesn't really look any different and they don't utilise it in any way, shape or form. It's a completely wasted opportunity.

Also, big thumbs down - there's no worthy quoteable lines in this film.

The acting ranges wildly from good to poor. The film is shot well enough but is just blandly directed so not great fun to watch. Overall, it was OK as a one-off watch. I wouldn't recommend it and it has no repeat viewing value.

The golden days of practical effects

[amesmonde · 6 March 2015]

A cop at a crossroads comes to grips with the advantages of becoming a werewolf.

Director writer Lowell Dean offers a nostalgia trip in WolfCop. It took me back to the golden age of VHS horror, a time when practical effects ruled and every now again you had to clean the heads on your Video Player. The days when the story no matter how wacky was taken with a pinch of salt, was engaging and the production values felt high. WolfCop no doubt if released in the days of top loaders would chew up your tape.

Leo Fafard as Lou/WolfCop is superb as the washed up alcoholic small town cop, who after a strange encounter begins to investigate his own crimes and take down the local hoods. Put in a blender An American Werewolf in London, The Howling with a touch of Teen Wolf on the local town backdrop of Rambo, add a beer, two shots of whiskey and your close to WolfCop's ambiance.

Packed with blood, guts, hair and humour, Jonathan Cherry is memorable as Lou's knowing friend Willie, there's a notable montage where they 'pimp' outfit a police car. An odd scene where the jail cell werewolf is given beer and doughnuts and there's werewolf action scattered throughout. It's well made, Dean offers lots of interesting set ups, Toby Bond's music is fitting and the on location shoot gives the film some weight. This is not Direct to Video - DTV or whatever the kids call it these days, possibly direct to digital download DDD? Its a well executed film.

It has that 80s seediness and cheese in places and throws in a few scares, bloody limbs, fights with plenty of comedy. But the icing on the cake is WolfCop's practical effects and old school visuals which are outstanding. Thankfully to Dean and crews credit there's not a sniff of CGI.

Worth checking out at a full moon but be careful it may change you.

B-movie

[SnoopyStyle · 3/10 · 3 December 2019]

Lou Garou is a world weary drunken small town cop. He is called in on a disturbance and finds a cult. He gets knocked out and wakes up with a pentagram carved into his flesh. He has new powers and a forever five o'clock shadow. The transformation has more goo than most. The major drawback is the lead actor and the role. He is not a compelling character and the actor does not elevate it. This is a B-horror thriller. I expected more camp and more comedy. It's rather flat.

GORY FUN

[kirbylee70-599-526179 · 7/10 · 20 August 2018]

Years ago I was at a small horror fan convention called Cinema Wasteland (a con that I will always sing praises for and have attended numerous times since) and saw a movie made by a company called Low Budget Pictures. True to their name the movie was incredibly low budget, disgusting on several levels and poorly made. All that being said the crowd turned the movie into a fun event while watching it. It was like a Troma movie but on a smaller budget and grosser if that's possible. But low budget films have been a staple for some time now with some being creative, inventive and amazing while others were, well, Low Budget Pictures. So how does the low budget film WOLF COP fare?

In the small town of Woodhaven, police officer Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) spends most of his time drunk or sitting at the local bar. His friend Willie Higgins (Jonathan Cherry) calls him to report occult activity at his gun story but ignores him. When he calls again the chief tells him to investigate. He arrives to find an occult group sacrificing a local politician who was promoting investigating corruption. Knocked unconscious he wakes the next day with no idea of what happened and a pentagram carved into his chest.

Suddenly Garou seems to become super cop. He has heightened senses and can smell things no one else can, see clearer and becomes stronger. That night when he goes to the bar again while in the bathroom he begins to feel differently. Unfortunately for them at the same time members of a local gang are terrorizing the barmaid Jessica (Sarah Lind) and enter the bathroom to confront Garou. Except that he has changed into a werewolf in uniform. Taking apart the gang members, one escapes to report back to his boss. Garou once more passes out only to wake and find himself handcuffed to his friend Willie's bed. Willie lets him know that he's become a werewolf now.

The next day Garou and his partner Sgt. Tina (Amy Matysio) are assigned the investigation of the slaughter at the bar. They're also given the job of investigating a series of robberies taking place by thieves wearing pig masks.

That night Garou takes a call for help at a local supermarket and changes into his werewolf form before he can go. Retaining his human intelligence this time he arrives and takes on the robbers in gory detail. Thinking the only safe thing for him to do is lock himself up, Willie puts him in a cell. While there Jessica arrives, disrobes and while in wolf form the pair have sex. She knows his secret.

Yes, something else is going on that Garou and his partner are unaware of. It all comes to a head in the final part of the film which I won't reveal here. Better those that enjoy movies like this still have something to look forward to.

So let's start with the bad. The film is definitely low budget. Not in the worst way possible (think moving cardboard headstones in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE) but it shows. The acting isn't bad but still leaves something to be desired. The story has plenty of holes in it but hey, who cares? This is exploitation movie making at its best.

The good is the movie. It never takes itself seriously and that shows. The gore effects are over the top with flying heads and blood spewing forth in abundance, something all good gorehounds love in their films. That bad acting? It doesn't matter. It's passable and that's a step up for movies like this. Especially endearing is Willie.

The end result is a movie that's more fun than serious, to be taken for what it is which is a low budget film that has heart, a creative endeavor that pays off in some ways and falls short in others. Fans of the film will most likely hoot and howl (get it?) while watching the film. It will draw attention and become a movie to put on while drinking for most and could never possibly yield a sequel. Or could it?

Not fun... not funny...

[thezonecasting · 2/10 · 19 July 2014]

This is a boring, low-budget werewolf cop film. It's Canadian, screamingly so. It tries to be fun and funny, action-packed with some gory special effects. Too bad the film forgot about everything else! The acting, lighting, and plot is stupid. Yeah, I get it, it's not supposed to be Schindler's List… this is a Friday night, cheap monster flick with shootouts… but the terrible dialog/jokes, half-arsed plot and crap production values don't help much. Who in their right mind thought this was a great idea? There are people out there who will green light anything! That is the only explanation I can offer as to why Wolfcop exists. And that's the only scary part to the whole movie. It's so bad you'll go off movies forever. I seriously wanted to switch this off, go on YouTube and watch paint dry instead. Ugh. You can clearly see the actors have no idea what they should be doing. This film feels VERY unnatural, the attempt at making a replica of grind house flick is just that, an attempt (and failure). How horrid can a movie get? A dummy with a video camera (sign of the artist!) makes self-referential quips about werewolves to let you know it's supposed to be a real, bona fide throwback. Anyways, don't bother, I felt cheated out of my money, when all I wanted was a good time... if you can somehow see it without paying, you won't be cheated out of your dollars, but you will be cheated out of time.

Face-ripping fun.

[BA_Harrison · 7/10 · 21 December 2014]

Alcoholic policeman Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is turned into a werewolf by a cult of reptilian shape-shifters who, every 32 years, must drain the blood of a lycanthrope to enhance their powers. As its rather silly title and my above synopsis suggest, WolfCop is a film that sets out to be a whole load of cheesy B-movie fun, and in that it largely succeeds. From the lead character's stupidly apt name-Lou Garou is a truncation of loup-garou, French for werewolf-to the ridiculously OTT gore effects, to the sight of the werewolf cop pimping his ride and firing a machine gun, WolfCop is one hell of a daft film. Which also makes it one hell of an entertaining film. Once Lou has experienced his first transformation (which takes place while he is taking a leak, resulting in the unforgettable sight of his penis swelling to massive proportions before bursting open in all of its hairy glory), the blood flows thick and fast, with our unfortunate lycanthropic lawman cleaning up his home town, tearing the criminals apart rather than reading them their rights (funniest moment: a guy having his face ripped clean off!). WolfCop also finds time to tick the gratuitous nudity box, Lou indulging a spot of sexy action with buxom barmaid Jessica (Sarah Lind), before a fun final showdown that sees WolfCop settling the score against the reptilian shape-shifters, with a little help from tasty female deputy Tina (Amy Matysio).

Not Worth the Time

[kareemduhaney · 1/10 · 4 December 2017]

Wolf Cop seems like it should be a good or at least a fun movie. The poster has a werewolf on it who is a cop, I mean how in the world can a movie about that not be worth watching on any single night of any week ever?

Well this is how.

Wolf Cop is disappointing on every single level. The effects are very bad, low level and amateurish. The transformation and horror shots are usually very close in to hide what's supposed to be going on, and all the shots are very brief with quick edits so they don't have to be very good.

The acting is also B-level at best with some really hammy characters and line delivery. But you can't really blame them because the script is obviously garbage, filled with painful plot holes really bad jokes (like dad jokes but the bad kind of dad jokes you can't even laugh at because they're so bad, they're just groan worthy).

Do yourself a favor and skip Wolf Cop.

Weird and kind of funny

[kosmasp · 6/10 · 2 November 2014]

This movie has some really genuinely funny moments. It's gory and has nudity, so you could call it a party movie (depending on your definition of that of course). But it wouldn't surprise me, if you felt weird and awkward at moments. Like during the "love scene" of the movie. It's also where the nudity takes place (can't tell you if there was a body double involved though, the scene really weirded me out).

While there probably wasn't any hairball involved, some things are just out there. Depending on your sense of humor, you will either be overly delighted or a bit stunned/annoyed. This tries hard to be as funny as it can be and get much out of its simple idea. Does the title speak to you? Then maybe you'll like it. But don't set the bar too high, it probably will disappoint you

Actually thought that this one could be entertaining

[Seth_Rogue_One · 3/10 · 25 October 2014]

But it wasn't

Saw the trailer seem like it could offer some fun and the movieposter looks pretty cool but no it's not it's just silly.

It's too childish for me and probably most adults but it's too graphic for the kids, in one scene when mr. WolfCop turns into a werewolf they show him turning by showing his normal human penis (albeit obviously made of plastic) peeing blood to then in front of the camera turn dark and get covered with hair when he's finally turning...

So yeah it's not for the kids either, I dunno who would like this, the jokes are just lame, if there are any jokes (hard to tell since I didn't find it funny one bit).

I dunno I think that they got an idea that doing a movie about a cop that's also a werewolf and just halfassed a script.

Best part of the movie is when the credits roll because the song that plays there is actually pretty good.

If you want a comedy with werewolves I suggest "FDR American BadAss (2012)" instead, that's also kinda silly but at least it has some jokes to back it up... For a more scary werewolf experience why not try "Wer (2013)" and give this movie a skip

An unexpected gem

[bill_scollops · 8/10 · 24 June 2015]

Wolfcop review

For a film with the title WolfCop and that has boobs on display in the first 3 minutes, it became a surprisingly bleak first half. The story of an alcoholic cop, and starring an actor I'd actually seen in a film before (Not as the WolfCop itself though), it got me invested in the despair of the run-down crime-ridden town. The first transformation from Lou Garrou into Wolfcop was sudden, effective an phallic, and the film took a shift from grim and dark into some B-movie style awesomeness with bad jokes (he's 'the fuzz'), faces being ripped off, and a whole lot of cleaning up town. The ending went in an unexpected direction, with a Grimm fairytale sex scene, a whole lot of oddness and a good old fashioned gunfight (and wolf bite) ending. An unforeseen gem of a movie, roll on WolfCop 2.

"Lou, your a wolf!" (growls) "Cop!"

Not as good as it could've been, but pretty darn good.

[bucketofowls · 7/10 · 18 October 2017]

I would've been pleased to give Wolf Cop a 10/10 for the action-packed, pun-drenched, plot-twisting journey it took me on if not for the poor taste of a few jokes along the way. Some things are not funny anymore, and Wolf Cop's producers should've thought twice about including them in the final cut.

For what it was, however, Wolf Cop was enjoyable and worthwhile. Despite attempting to have my reservations, I'm greatly looking forward to seeing the sequel. 7/10 stars, and I would watch it again.

Go Ahead and Judge This Book by the Cover

[TheRedDeath30 · 5/10 · 12 April 2015]

I wouldn't generally ever recommend what I'm about to do, but take a good look at the poster for this movie. Are you wondering why anyone would watch a movie like this? Then, move along. Does the poster make you think that this is the sort of fun movie you're looking for on a Saturday night? Then, you're the right target audience for this fun horror comedy flick.

There has been a whole lot of hype in the horror community for this movie so I honestly didn't know what to expect. Sure the posters and promos made me realize that this was going to be heavily influenced by the Troma style of horror and, indeed, this movie will remind a lot of people of THE TOXIC AVENGER. Yet, with all of the attention being shown its' way, I wondered if there might be something more beneath the surface. The reality, though, is that there might be less and I don't necessarily mean that as an insult. There is no attempt here to add gravitas to the proceedings. This isn't going to be one of those horror comedies that ends in a serious dramatic moment or thematic twist. This is just a fun, wild ride.

The movie's entire plot is right there in the title, a cop becomes a werewolf, and continues fighting crime in ridiculous ways that will remind some of the outright carnage of recent movies like HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN. The humor is so far over-the-top it becomes farcical, including the most ridiculous love scene you'll see this year. It comes off feeling like the bastard child of Peter Jackson and Lloyd Kaufman.

Ultimately, though, I found the movie lacking. While it had moments of pure entertainment, there are a lot of jokes and scenes that just fall flat. An entire segment is devoted to pimping out the wolfcop's car, leading to expectation of some Munsters-style custom rod, only to reveal as nothing more than a cop car with no doors and sideways lights? It's a lot of moments like that with a lot of buildup to not much laughs and even less horror. It's a fun way to spend an idle night, but there's not much lurking beneath the surface. The whole movie is basically right on the poster.