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When I sat down to watch the 2020 horror movie "Hunter's Moon", it was because of two things. First, this movie had Thomas Jane on the cast list, and second, it was a horror movie that I hadn't already seen. Sure, I had never even heard about this movie from writer and director Michael Caissie, but I am a sucker for werewolf movies. So of course I opted to sit down and watch it, as I stumbled upon it here in 2022.

The storyline, as written by Michael Caissie, did have some good aspects to it. But overall, then "Hunter's Moon" was not a particularly great or outstanding foray into the werewolf movie sub-genre. Yeah, it was watchable, but it was somewhat bland and generic.

The special effects in "Hunter's Moon" were limited. And the one and only time you get to actually see a werewolf up close and in detail, you just curl up your toes, because it looks atrociously bad. It was so obviously a suit and a mask with no articulation, much less anything that even resembled life in the details.

The acting performances in the movie were fairly wooden and rigid. Sure, it was fun to watch Thomas Jane and Sean Patrick Flanery in the movie, but neither of them had leading roles.

If you enjoy werewolf movies, then perhaps give "Hunter's Moon" a chance. But don't go expecting much of anything.

My rating of "Hunter's Moon" lands on a three out of ten stars.

Look - American Werewolf in London this isn't. But then, I didn't expect it to be. What it IS, however, is a decent enough stab at a werewolf flick. Sure, there were a few of the standard tropes, but if you just sit back with a metaphorical box of popcorn, you won't have a terrible time. Just don't go in expecting this multi-million, CGI'd to death show. It's not that, not trying to BE that. So why compare it, knowing already that you'll be disappointed.

Lots is going on in this low budget shocker. A family move into a farmhouse during a local killing spree. The three daughters are precocious, sardonic and stunning, mum Bernice (Amanda Wyss) copes with it all, and dad Tom (Jay Mohr) doesn't have any lenses in his spectacles. Unwisely, you might think, the daughters are left along in the house.

As the story rolls along, it becomes apparent that we're not invited to take things entirely seriously. This never lapses into comedy, but many moments are distinctly tongue in cheek. All the double-entendres about a girl's 'first time', for example, are given extra meaning within the context of various revelations, which are a long time coming.

What we get is just under 80 minutes that are entertaining enough, but probably don't warrant a second viewing. My score is 6 out of 10.

But executed horribly, unfortunately. We will watch any horror movie B or less, especially werewolf movies. So this could have been pretty good if the acting and writing were better. We like Thomas Jane but he acted like a weird hick and there really was no reason why he had to make the character like that. Good twist, but they kind of set it up too early so you figure it out. You also don't really like anyone in it.

It's far from good. But i don't regret watching it. Never had a clue as to who the werewolf is/was.

There are far worse movies with higher ratings out there.