WolfCop

WolfCop (2014)

*** (out of 4)

Alcoholic sheriff Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) spends most of his days drinking and sleeping on the job. One night he investigating a disturbance in the woods and it hit over the head. The next morning he wakes up not knowing what happen but when the next full moon rises he turns into a werewolf. Through some research he finds that a cult might be behind it.

WOLFCOP, thanks in large part to its title, has been getting some pretty good press over the past couple months and it's easy to see why. If you're looking for a dramatic masterpiece then you're obviously not going to find it here but then again, I doubt most film snobs are going to give a film called WOLFCOP that much attention. The film isn't anything great but I think it's a nice throwback to the 80's direct-to-video type of flicks that just threw everything out there at you and hoped something would stick. This isn't a movie that's so-bad-it's-good. No, the film is actually well-made, features some good acting and a story that's got a few new things.

I think the best thing going for the film is that Fafard gives such a good performance that he perfectly brings this character to life and makes you like him. No matter if he's just playing the drunken cop or the rocking werewolf, the actor gives a really good performance and draws you into the material. The supporting cast is also quite good with Amy Matysio, Sarah Lind and Jonathan Cherry all adding to the charm. It also doesn't hurt that the transformation scenes contain some pretty fun and fresh stuff. This includes not the typical transformation where hair simply comes out of the skin. Instead, here we get the skin falling off in gory details. I thought this was a pretty clever idea and led to some rather fun but gory moments. There's also a scene where the guy's penis transforms and I don't recall Lon Chaney, Jr. ever doing this.

Another thing going for the film is that it doesn't overstay its welcome. At just 79-minutes the film runs pretty smoothly and thankfully never feels too long. That's not to say there aren't some problems here because there are. The screenplay, while fun, doesn't have too much in it outside a few new twists on the subject matter. I'd also add that the movie is set firmly in its "B" movie nature and doesn't try to be anything more. WOLFCOP isn't the greatest werewolf movie ever made and it's not the greatest "B" movie ever made but it's fast, cheap and rather fun, which is all that matters.

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.

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 :)

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.

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.