Shouting every line in the Adam Sandler brand of comedy seldom works, even for Adam Sandler. Here, it just grates on your nerves and adds absolutely nothing to an already flimsy story. The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a disgustingly stupid way to spend a couple of hours.
The film follows a ski town's police force as they investigate a series of grisly murders. Its main character is an unlikable idiot, and the secondary plotlines to reveal his humanity are wafer-thin caricatures that make him even less likable. The cop dad-with-rebellious kid trope shoehorned in here has been overdone and stinks of unimaginative writing.
Then, there are his absolutely fantastical deductions, such as accurately declaring a missing strip of pelt on an animal carcass could only have been removed because of a bloody handprint. He has ridiculous outbursts at regular intervals that are supposed to be funny, some complete with idiotic slapfights.
Often, there is little rhyme or reason behind his and many of the other characters' actions. Its depiction of the rural locals is the typical condescendingly elitist silliness we have come to expect of Hollywood's lazy and tired brand of writing. The final deduction of the killer's identity is so forced and ridiculously contrived that it seems to be imagined by a child.
I can't believe I sat through this drivel. Ignore the pretentious reviews that give this undeserving movie a high score. Save yourself a heap of eye-rolling and frustration and don't spend a cent to have the stupidity unfold before your eyes.
Review of The Wolf of Snow Hollow
