Another WolfCop

The first Wolfcop was an inspired bit of low-budget comedy-horror goofiness that managed to be strange, affable and endearing. Part of the charm of the first installment was that the cast seemed to be genuinely enjoying itself and embracing the absurdity. This sequel takes the same basic ideas and cranks them all up to 11. It's louder, it's goofier, it's more profane and outrageous; and it's altogether a lot less fun. There's an unpleasant sort of desperation to the proceedings, like the cast knows this sequel has jumped the shark and is doing everything it can to force the same effortless whimsy as the original.

Not as good as the first one. It felt like they were trying too hard. But much better than many "big money" action movies. Loved all the actors.

Alcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) springs into action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven's residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel.

"WolfCop" is one of the greatest horror films of the 2010s. One might want to say one of the best "horror comedies" or "Canadian horror films", but let us not be too restrictive. The gore, the humor, the originality... it really set a high bar for other films, especially films from otherwise-unknown creative teams.

And being such a great film (and instant cult classic), a sequel was inevitable. But the challenge was put in place: could a sequel live up to its namesake? As hard as that is to do, "Another WolfCop" succeeds. This is the same gory, wacky, frenetic thrill ride from the first time around. In some ways, perhaps even crazier... but at the very least a worthy follow-up.

The gore is most definitely increased, and along with it the body count. The weird factor is up slightly, with the inclusion of an alien-type clone being (not sure how to describe it). Some of the characters and plot lines do dangle a bit, creating the appearance of an incomplete film... but oddly enough, this works, making things even stranger than necessary that not all questions get answered. What is the creature in the strip club? There are other were-animals? Do werewolves have different genitals than their human counterparts (apparently so)?

The inclusion of Kevin Smith is a bit distracting, but he actually does a fair job acting. If I was not aware of who he was he might not have seemed out of place. I suppose that is the risk you run when you try to include a cameo from a hockey-loving director who is currently in the middle of a Canadian trilogy.

Taking bits from all sorts of places, this movie manages to have no story or characters worth latching on to and only a few laughs. The editing was disjointed, the low budget VERY prevalent in the bad lighting and poorly dressed sets, and the attempts to create a schlocky 80's vibe fell flat because of it. Needed a better script to begin with, but there are a few decent parts. Another disappointment.

Another WolfCop? Well, no actually, it's the same one as before-police officer and werewolf Lou Garou (Leo Fafard), who upholds the law by tearing apart the criminals. This time around, Lou tries to stop shady businessman Sydney Swallows (Yannick Bisson) from using his new line of stout beer-Chicken Milk-to impregnate the locals of Woodhaven with reptilian alien spawn.

As before, the emphasis is on excessive gore and low-brow humour, but the result isn't quite as effective, the sequel lacking the freshness of the original while throwing in too much poorly conceived eclectic absurdness that simply doesn't gel. Of the best stuff, Lou's crazy sex marathon with six-breasted werecat Kat (Serena Miller) is worth a giggle or two; of the less successful material, Kevin Smith as Mayor Bubba is the definite low point, a talking penile parasite that emerges from the stomach of Lou's sidekick Willie fails to generate the intended laughs, while the finale at a supposedly packed ice hockey match suffers for having a 'crowd' of approximately thirty fans.

3.5 out of 10, rounded up to 4 for IMDb.