Never Cry Werewolf

jdanvers is correct, a small part of the plot resembles Dracula. However, this movie more closely resembles "Fright Night". Here's why. Kid notices something is wrong with next door neighbor, and comes to realize neighbor is a werewolf (ok, in Fright Night the neighbor is a vampire). Nobody will believe the kid. So, the kid enlists a wacky TV star to help destroy the monster. In fact, the movie is almost a remake, just substitute werewolf for vampire.

Having said that, I actually enjoyed this movie. The actors were attractive, the plot moved rather well, and the actor playing the werewolf was pretty good. The special effects weren't horrible, although I don't understand why the werewolf always breathed and drooled all over the intended victims for extended periods until they managed to get away.

Overall, you could do a lot worse, especially for a Sci Fi Channel original.

For a Sci-Fi(I'm sorry, SyFy:)movie this was a pretty good amount of fun...if you dig 1.werewolf movies 2.corny horror and/or sci-fi movies you will enjoy this. It had a good amount of humor and didn't even bother to try and take itself seriously. The acting was decent and the characters were familiar archetypes, the effects weren't horrible(but they weren't stellar either), and it was just fun. Just remember it's a Sci-Fi flick so shut off your higher brain functions and enjoy...it's got werewolves!:) Lately Sci-Fi has been the "Disaster of the Week Channel" and totally veered away from monsters and creepy stuff, so this was nice to see...

I agree with you about being a blatant rip off of Fright Night. I mean it even stages some of the same scenes the same way Night did. Like when he brings home the first girl and takes her upstairs and Loren can see them through her window. The woman screams and the lights go out.. I mean come on. It was too similar to Fright Night which is one of my favorites. And that movie is 23 years old. The producers should have just gone ahead and remade Night. If it wasn't for Nina Dobrev, this would be unwatchable. Even with her it's still pretty lame. Pass on this one. This is one of those movies that SCI-FI channel just loves to show, instead of airing classic good stuff.

I'm certain this will not be the only review of this film that will declare this, but this film, while enjoyable by the standards set by Sci-Fi channel movies, is one of the most unabashed rip-offs of a film I have ever seen.

To confirm what others have said, YES, this film does indeed borrow every single plot device imaginable from the 80's classic, Fright Night. It does this to such an obvious extent, that it makes the movie hard to enjoy on certain levels. First and foremost, there is no real suspense, or even curiosity when you can instantly tell that you have seen everything about this movie once before. It follows the Fright Night blueprint so closely, that anyone who remembers anything about FN will instantly be able to guess ahead as to where this movie is headed.

This may have been made as an ode to Fright Nite, but no such declaration is ever made, leaving me to believe that it is simply the result of a lack of imagination, and originality on the part of the filmmakers.

Everyone knows peroxide is good for werewolf nips.

Jared Martin (Peter Stebbings) is new to the neighborhood. After moving in the sleazier people in the neighborhood are mysteriously dispatched or missing. This does not go unnoticed by the next-door neighbor. Yep, Loren (Nina Dobrev) suspects Jared of being a werewolf. Of course, no one believes her.

The movie has good graphics but is peppered with really noisy second-rate songs. The dialog is contemporary and a tad on the campy side.

Animal Wrangler Violetta Hessing did a great job but is lost in the presentation. She also worked in the series of "Ginger Snaps" (2000) another Canadian werewolf movie.