Call of the Wolf (2017) Reviews

• Very slow but pretty good

  svenjergensen2017-03-27

  I almost skipped this one but since all the critics reviews were fairly positive I decided to give it a shot. Firstly, this movie is very slow. If you don't like slow paced movies, you won't like this film. It's also pretty quiet. It doesn't rely on a ton of music or crazy sound effects which just adds to the feeling of loneliness. The lead actor is pretty good. At first I didn't think the acting was all the great, but as the movie goes on and the character begins to change, so does the acting which makes me think it was a creative decision. The lead character is a brat but by the end of the film I was genuinely rooting for him. The photography is beautiful, and the location really adds a lot of character to the story. The color is also something that really stood out, especially how that bright yellow jacket pops against the snow. My one and only real gripe is the accent of the bad guy. I found it a bit over the top and sometimes couldn't understand exactly what he was saying. I think they could have just gone with a regular menacing voice instead of adding an accent to it. Nonetheless the dialog is pretty clever and the story, while not super original, is actually a lot of fun. It's interesting that they decided to take the "kidnapped by a killer" horror trope and turn it into a drama. And it actually works pretty well. Despite it being a slow film I was always kind of wondering what was going to happen next. If you're patient this movie is worth your time.

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• Rather boring, uneventful movie

  dbranisteanu2017-05-08

  Although beautiful scenery, the movie is sluggish, the main character is unbelievably clumsy and hysterical, the "mean guy" is not frightening in any manner, it really comes from nowhere and has nothing to do with the plot or with the main character's family, although what happens is supposed to be a kind of "lesson" for a spoiled loser, it is difficult to understand how the two victims got in that remote place, the fights are not realistic. The movie is too long for nothing to happen. Do not waste your time.

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• Plodding, corny, student film histrionics

  shakercoola2018-10-18

  A horror thriller in which a brattish young man is being hunted by a daft maniac in the woods. Tonally, it is fairly consistent, and the setting is appealing, but any tension the director seeked to create from the story is extinguished by poor direction and poor casting. An unseen villain is voiced without any sort of menace.

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• Very slow and falls into the B movie zone.

  Jscooter4142018-08-31

  It has a 5.4 rating and for me does not deserve that rating, it does not hold my interest. The acting is ok, but the story, like many movies, even T.V. - shows, have no movement that makes you want to stay with them in the story line drawing you in, reminds me of the Ozark T.V. series, the actors are better, but there is a lack of substance to keep you motivated to stay with it.

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• This is THE WORST film I've ever watch

  jpgranera2019-01-08

  I'm not kidding nor am I exaggerating. I can say that this is the worst movie I have seen. I saw it with my family and they are not very critical, and they agree with me. I thought that it had to be a joke. The acting is incredibly fake, the main actor has a terrible voice and bad use of expressions. The writing was really boring, the pacing slow and in general very unrealistic. The only thing I like is the cinematography, some beautiful shots, nice stage, but that's all. Please don't watch it.! At least you want to see it for yourself and have a good laugh.

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