Just when you think the horror genre can't rise above it's preoccupation with mindless gore - it does! The Wolfman features excellent locations, impressive period sets, intelligent dialogue and a hard-to-beat cast. Anthony Hopkins gives a wonderfully subtle and ironic performance, Hugo Weaving is ideally cast as the Victorian era Scotland Yard Inspector, Benicio Del Toro is solidly believable and there's a nice little cameo piece by Geraldine Chaplin. The plot is not exactly riddled with unexpected twists - the core story line is, after all, rather well known - but it is well managed and maintains pace and interest. Blood-soaked directors please take note - this is a thinking person's horror film.
Review of The Wolfman
