Wolf

Rating:
Summary: Better than you think...until near the end.
Review: "Wolf" is a very good movie until near the end. The story is more complex, and really has more to do with relationships, office politics, and the nature of man, than the slow transformation of Jack into a four-legged beast.

Michelle Pfiefer is excellent as a jaded woman who has learned not to trust men. Her relationship with Jack (which I would normally find hard to believe) works very well.

The movie overall doesn't dumb itself down with the whole, "Gee, maybe you are turning into a werewolf" question. They tackle that issue with surpizing humor and realism.

The only serious flaws in the movie are these: 1) The inevitable werewolf duel at the end brings the movie down from its above-doing-cheesy-werewolf schtick, to something you'd expect from Lon Chaney Jr. 2) The werewolves don't look as real as you would hope for with the lastest special effects. You can practically sense the electronic parts going through their range of motion in one howling wolf scene.

Still, those flaws are about 10 minutes of this otherwise excellent film. If you can forgive it those two items, it's a keeper.

If you're a serious Michelle Pfeifer fan, this movie should be in your collection, right next to "Ladyhawke" and "Batman Returns". END

Rating:
Summary: What is wrong with us ?
Review: 1. What did I like about it ?
NOTHING !
2. What I didn't like about it ?
The fact that it had only 22 reviews . What is wrong with us ? Very good director , Mike Nichols ( Regarding Henry , Working Girl , Silkwood , The Birdcage , The Graduate ... ). We already know , he is good , very unpredicteble and different ( when he wants to ). Jack Nicholson , as a lead ? It should be not just a horrow film , should be dipper and better . Michelle Pfeiffer ? Oh , Boy ! They really spend MONEY to make it . It have to be good . Was it ? YES ! How fast do we forget good films ? Only 22 reviews ? Even my book get more than that ! Not fear ( for this film ).
Why would you go to this film and expect a regular horrow flick ? I allways check the director and the actors first . And I do like ( sometimes ) good scary " staff ". If you want to get really scary ? Go to upper Manhattan at night with Armany siut on . Or go to Sierra Vista at night ( in Las Vegas ), pretending to be a tourist , returning to hotel from a shopping in Boulevard Mall . It will be scary , trust me .
3. What do I love about this film ?
Exellent selection of every actor for every role . The changes of caracters , unpredictebility of most of them .
The slight details which tell us so much .
The exellent acting , that made me forget - they are just actors acting .
The story itself . The GIFT in some people is a gift ... in some ... Like a nuclear power ... only one way to find out . And I don't want to .
A dream of something different , just for a moment , please ... can I keep it now ? ... forever , please ?
Much more than kind of , suppose to ,horrow movie .
4. What it is about ?
Read other few reviews , some good reviewers did very good job , and I don't want to repead them .

Rating:
Summary: What is wrong with us ?
Review: 1. What did I like about it ?
NOTHING !
2. What I didn't like about it ?
The fact that it had only 22 reviews . What is wrong with us ? Very good director , Mike Nichols ( Regarding Henry , Working Girl , Silkwood , The Birdcage , The Graduate ... ). We already know , he is good , very unpredicteble and different ( when he wants to ). Jack Nicholson , as a lead ? It should be not just a horrow film , should be dipper and better . Michelle Pfeiffer ? Oh , Boy ! They really spend MONEY to make it . It have to be good . Was it ? YES ! How fast do we forget good films ? Only 22 reviews ? Even my book get more than that ! Not fear ( for this film ).
Why would you go to this film and expect a regular horrow flick ? I allways check the director and the actors first . And I do like ( sometimes ) good scary " staff ". If you want to get really scary ? Go to upper Manhattan at night with Armany siut on . Or go to Sierra Vista at night ( in Las Vegas ), pretending to be a tourist , returning to hotel from a shopping in Boulevard Mall . It will be scary , trust me .
3. What do I love about this film ?
Exellent selection of every actor for every role . The changes of caracters , unpredictebility of most of them .
The slight details which tell us so much .
The exellent acting , that made me forget - they are just actors acting .
The story itself . The GIFT in some people is a gift ... in some ... Like a nuclear power ... only one way to find out . And I don't want to .

A dream of something different , just for a moment ... can I keep it now ? ... forever , please ?
Much more than kind of , suppose to ,horrow movie .
4. What it is about ?
Read other few reviews , some good reviewers did very good job , and I don't want to repead them .

Rating:
Summary: A Great Werewolf Movie!
Review: As werewolf movies go, this is.......well, just as John Stanley said, it's "A howl of a good film!" And it is, with great special effects and great acting. Okay, so it's the same old story: man gets bitten by wolf, strange things start to happen, girlfriend gets freaked out, etc. But other than that, it's pretty original, like the great battle scene at the end, werewolf vs. werewolf (which is my favorite scene). The ending was a little disappointing, though, but only a little bit. Not very scary, but still a very good horror movie!

Rating:
Summary: Don't cry wolf
Review: Book editor is bitten by a werewolf after hitting in the road and his senses improve as well as he develops a thirst for killing things. Eventually moving onto people. Very sharply on target and tame for it's type with good make-up effects that almost influence the viewer to believe the characters ARE wolves. David Schwimmer has a cameo as a cop.

Rating:
Summary: Nicholson must be a wolf in real life...
Review: despite less than startling special effects, he makes you believe in his transformation simply by looking as a wolf throughout, whether in human attire and character, or not. The scenes of the publishing house he works for as a Senior Editor on his way down the ladder are second to none. You can believe it was his fiefdom for many, many years. He wears his betrayal (by his wife and protege (Nelligan and Spader) with just the right element of disbelief and doom.

Mike Nichols had the chance to work with a very talented cast, and special effects (slow mo and the final fight scene - just mediocre) and music notwithstanding, gives us a credible modern horror story/fairy tale. Michelle Pfeiffer is talented and believable as Nicholson's new love, David Hyde Pierce remarkably likeable as his loyal associate. Jack's revenge on the character
we all love to hate - James Spader in a sniveling, arrogant role
(what type of role can he not play well?) is relished by the viewer.

A little of the mystic, a little horror, a little cutthroat office politics, the richness of the interior of the publishing house and the seedy charm of the Mayflower, the use of Central Park one more time as the scene of unspeakable goings on at night...well, it's all here and it's all good.

Ignored by the movie-going public, panned by most critics, "Wolf"
will entertain you and make you wonder why you ever listen to critics, anyway!

Rating:
Summary: Nice story... certainly not horror!
Review: First, yes this is a nice movie and worth seeing! If you are expecting horror and suspense look somewhere else but if you are looking for a nice story, this one is nice.

Both Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer are great actors. and once I saw the DVD I couldn't resist not renting it. Back in the 80s so many movies were made about people turning into wolves. They were all meant to be scary movies. But this one is different... it tells a nice story. You may call it a light love story or drama if you like. But I found this movie to be entertaining enough.

There are few weak points though... such as solving the murder cases at the end of the movie! But still it's nice.

Rating:
Summary: WOLF
Review: For those of you who want to see this movie, but are concerned about the rating and such, it's not the bloodfest that you may think. The best thing is that they manage a great werewolf movie with little gore. There is adult content/language. The plot is evenly paced and clever. A book editor gets bitten by a wolf while experiencing a professional/life crisis. And he slowly begins to develop better senses and transforms into a werewolf. Nicholson required the least amount of makeup I've ever seen, until the him and an enemy werewolf duel at the end. Jack played his role VERY well, especially as a werewolf. Pfiefer was also good as the love interest. The not too over use of slow motion adds to the mood and works surprisingly well. One word of advice: If you want to enjoy this movie, don't view it as a critic. The music works well in some parts, but could've been improved to add more chill. The movie is very original and is recommended highly for horror, Nicholson, and Pfiefer fans!

Rating:
Summary: Only Nicholson could pull this off!
Review: Generally a real good flick, but the slow motion effects detract from the whole thing. Jack Nicholson steals the show...hardly any makeup was needed to give him "the look"! Good acting, good story line, fair special effects. A werewolf movie that actually has a happy ending!

Rating:
Summary: The 1st hour is great last is not
Review: I started to like this movie at first but then when James Spader tried to stea the movie, it just went down. Then I said this was not a succesful Nicholson movie.