Film Influencer 2025 - Wolf Man

I really wanted to like Leigh Whannell's (former Recovery film critic) Wolf Man.

The reboot of The Wolf Man (1941), the film stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth and Sam Jaeger, and follows a man seeking to protect his wife and daughter from a werewolf, only to become infected and slowly transform into the creature. 

The film was announced in 2014 and was to be part of the Dark Universe, a shared cinematic universe centered on the Universal Monsters. 

Following the success of Whannell's The Invisible Man (2020) I went into the cinema with high hopes. However the movie (like me on Friday) never really got out of first gear. It sort of struggled a little to ever build tension and pace.

The start of the film was a little slow, with lots of character development. Like lots!

Even Ozark legend Julia Garner, struggled to build excitement in the first half of this film.

Set in Oregon, however principal photography occurred in New Zealand in early 2024. The scenery does look beautiful!

That is definitely one of the highlights. So far, Wolf Man has received mixed reviews from critics. My star rating below the trailer.

The trailer didn't super grab me, however the marketing and cinema emails in the lead up got me excited. Sadly for an average film. In that case I will pass it, but it has nothing on the previous The Invisible Man.

2.5 Stars.