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Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Sadly Over-hyped

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The Wolf ManUnlike the previous Dark Universal features, its not witty or gripping in either aspects of it; execution and writing, for this wafer thin plot is not even worth the 70 minute of its runtime. The writing is the main factor, why this fails to live up to its predecessors legacy and why it fails on delivering any satisfactory material. George Wagner is definitely not in its A game which result into this overlong repetitive slog which should have been an entertaining experience. Lon Chaney Jr. in the centre of it fails to pull off this horror show despite of being supported by a great cast. The Wolf Man is something that should have been a 15 minute introduction of the amazing horror tale and is unfortunately carried out to be an hour long feature.

The Wolf Man, starring Lon Chaney Junior; is one of my favorite movies. Universal, did a good job gathering talent for all of their horror films; and this film has one of the best gathering of talented actors I have ever seen.The moors, the shape shifting to an uncontrollable supernatural evil, the baying of a wolf; this is what I grew to learn; classic horror is all about.I have even seen the remake of the Wolf Man, and I feel that it never will compare to the original; the remake seemed to a little longer than it needed to be.With the introduction of Frankenstein and the Wolf Man, Universal; gave us all the idea of film crossovers; and this is what makes classic horror so memorable to this day.Good stories, good acting, and shared continuity; this and other classic horror films will appeal to anyone today.

Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) returns to the family Talbot Castle after his brother's death. He is greeted by his father John (Claude Rains). He is taken with village girl Gwen Conliffe. Jenny Williams joins Larry and Gwen as they visit the gypsy camp. The old woman Maleva and her son Bela (Bela Lugosi) tell fortunes. Bela turns into a wolf and kills Jenny. Larry coming to her aid is injured in the struggle.This is a classic Hollywood monster. They created the look. It's a compelling creation. The movie itself is fine with good construction and solid actors. This is a milepost in the genre of monster horror.

For a start, this has to be one of the most unconvincing portrayals of a location that I've ever seen. The film is supposedly set in Wales, but the scenery looks nothing like the Wales I've seen, instead more of a Universal studio methinks. Plus, aside from a couple of cast members, everybody seems to have an American accent, including the lead! (this is explained away in a lame excuse that he's been away in America for 18 years... yeah, right). I guess Universal just didn't care. We're back into the familiar feeling of a Universal classic once again, and being ten years on from Dracula this looks and feels a lot more polished. It also has a lot more incident and action than in some other classic horror flicks and the running time literally flies by, indeed this film feels like it's too short. Lon Chaney Jr. appears in his most-remembered role, creating a monster which would stay with him the rest of his life. Okay, so Chaney never was much of an actor - wooden is putting it mildly - but he conveys torment and upset pretty well. Jack Pierce's makeup once again creates an unforgettable monster, an image which is still recognisable to the modern generation.A few familiar faces fill out supporting roles, including Claude Rains as Chaney's supposed father. The trouble is, the two actors couldn't look less alike, meaning that you have to suspend disbelief in order to swallow this relationship. Bela Lugosi, imaginatively playing a character called Bela, also turns up in a brief eyebrow-raising cameo and is dispatched all too quickly - a real shame. I have to admit that Evelyn Ankers is a pretty charismatic screaming heroine, though. All of the werewolf folklore is present and correct here. The film is also quite brutal with people being beaten and killed just off screen. The only trouble, as I mentioned above, is that the film is far too short and I would have liked to see Chaney go on a werewolf rampage, murdering as many people as possible! Other than this, THE WOLF MAN is a well made and fully enjoyable classic which should be seen by any respectable horror buff.