The Wolfman

Drew's Thoughts:
Directed by Oscar-winner Joe Johnston (Jumanji, The Rocketeer) and starring and produced by Benicio Del Toro, I was very pleasantly surprised when I watched this remake of the '41 film and the old Universal Pictures logo came on the screen. You know the one, it appears before classics like The Bank Dick and The Invisible Man. It was a good sign of things to come, as the film seems like it's trying to throwback to the monster movies of yore a little bit. Though the film gets more CGI'd as it moves on, particularly close to the end, the film has atmosphere and its a much classier horror picture than we usually see these days. It's fun to see Benicio onscreen again and his bored recitation of Hamlet at the beginning is hilarious (his character is a traveling actor) and Anthony Hopkins shows he still knows how to play malicious old men exceedingly well. The period detail was good and Donna-nominee Danny Elfman's crackerjack score tops it off. Not a great movie to be sure but a suprisingly engrossing flick. Probably not a great future at the Dolphins other than possible tech noms or a nom for Elfman's score.