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Derek and his
classmates are going to his stepfather's
cabin for a weekend of drinking and partying, but the
party is soon crashed by a raging werewolf, leaving
Derek and Sam soul survivors of the massacre. When they
get back home, Derek starts to suspect that his
stepfather might be the werewolf that attacked them,
and together with Sam, he has to figure out a way to
kill him before it's too late.
I don't know why there has been so much buzz around
this generic werewolf movie. It's DTV, it's unoriginal
and it's simply nothing out of the ordinary. I guess
that the people behind this film just know how to
market themselves. Either way, heading into Big Bad
Wolf I was expecting something special - I mean,
why wouldn't I? Considering all the news items that
have been posted all around the net about this movie's
progress. Unfortunately, Big Bad Wolf turned out to be
a rather mediocre horror flick with a clichéd plot
that feels occasionally poorly written.
The movie starts out with a bunch of hunters getting
killed by the beast (something we could expect to see
on the Sci-Fi channel). Then it skips to seven years
later when one of these hunters son is all grown up
and ready to join a fraternity. He brings his friends
out to a cabin in the middle of nowhere which belongs
to his mean stepfather for a weekend of partying, but
the party is soon interrupted when a werewolf crashes it.
Up until this point, the movie was quite poor, and
what made it even worse was when the werewolf started
delivering silly one-liners.
Luckily, the friends are quickly killed off and the
real movie can begin (after twenty minutes or so - was
this opening just made to fodder out the movie?). Sam
and Derek are the soul survivors of the massacre and
are certain that Derek's stepfather is the werewolf
so they decide to investigate further into the matter.
This is more interesting than the first twenty minutes
(thank god), but it's still not more than an average
DTV horror flick at best - so again, I don't get what
all the hype was about.
Technically the movie looks good for a DTV movie, but
I couldn't help but to feel that this might as well
have been produced by The Asylum. Perhaps because it
has a lot in common with "The Beast of Bray Road",
or perhaps because they were shot with as little
imagination. The acting is sub-par with few likable
characters to be found. Derek is way too wimpy to be
the hero and Sam is way too bitchy to be the heroine.
I feel as though I have to point out that the movie
did have some strong sides as well, gore and nudity
being one of them. The movie also has a solid pace
and it's not boring for a second. But overall, I have
to say that this was a fairly mediocre werewolf movie
that brought nothing new to the table. I do think that
they tried to make something great but ended up falling
flat - and that's unfortunate. If it's on cable, you
might want to give it a shot, but only rent it if you're
a hardcore werewolf fan.
Heads get decapitated, legs get ripped off, throats are
brutally slashed, guts are torn out, and we even get
a gory impalement. This is where the movie shines.
Lots of boob-flashing and sex... oh wait, that's right
I don't comment on T&A. The soundtrack? Eh, it was
decent I guess, nothing special.
Big Bad Wolf is more or less the definition of average
for me. It's not great, but it keeps you watching until
the mediocre ending. No big surprises or interesting
plot twists either. Predictable as hell. What else
can I say? Only for hardcore werewolf fans.
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