The Wolfman 2010
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to see the original Wolfman screening in Denzille Lane. Classic camp horror, made great by a cast that neither hammed it up nor took it too seriously. It was fun, easy and I really enjoyed the film. Benicio Del Toro’s modern retelling of the tale – I’d be of the same opinion. It’s a good action movie, with plenty to keep the heart racing. There’s some fine performances, but it’s no masterpiece. Set in the late 1800s, it tells the story of Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro), a man who left his childhood home in rural England after a family tragedy and never looked back. However, the strange death of his brother Ben, who was found in the woods savagely attacked, prompts him to return and face his father (Anthony Hopkins) and try to solve the murder. Emily Blunt plays Ben’s grief-stricken … There’s more