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Review:    3.5 Stars     Rated:     R

An updated remake of the film that virtually started the whole horror film genre, while staying true to the classic look of the original move directed by George Wagner way back in 1941 (source: Wikipedia).

Plot: Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro), a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother… and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.

This movie was good, not great, but not bad either. The special affects, a-la An American Werewolf in London, were well done but stayed true to the original look of the classic movie, something I found very appealing in the movie. The movie also stayed centered around character and plot, relying little on special effects (also refreshing). However, there is a revelation about the middle of the movie which makes the rest of the movie virtually predictable. It has a good cast, notably Anthony Hopkins who plays his role to his usual eccentric characterization. Additionally, while the warewolf scenes are notably grotesque, there is really very little of it. Lots of jump at you shock value, but little else. If you are a horror afficiando, then this movie is worth seeing on the big screen, but if are a casual horror fan or if this movie only interests you for its cast, then Wait For The DVD.

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