I can't believe the Great Jack Nicholson read this script and thought, "Hey, this would be a great movie for me!" That cannot be how it went down.
I can suspend my disbelief as well as anyone, but this movie is ridiculously bad. Anyone who would classify the writing as "clever" or any other synonym of the word must be related to those who made this film, because the writing is horrible. Granted, there are many werewolf films and similar movies of the horror genre that are much less thoughtful with even worse writing, but that certainly does not mean that since this one is better that it is good.
The only thing that saves this movie is the acting. There are some good scenes. The interaction between Nicholson and Pfeiffer is good, as would be expected. The predictability of the plot combined with the poor writing, however, really hamper this movie's chances of being good. If you're a die-hard Nicholson fan, or if you want a werewolf flick that is a little different, then check this one out. If you want a good, well-written movie, look elsewhere.
I can suspend my disbelief as well as anyone, but this movie is ridiculously bad. Anyone who would classify the writing as "clever" or any other synonym of the word must be related to those who made this film, because the writing is horrible. Granted, there are many werewolf films and similar movies of the horror genre that are much less thoughtful with even worse writing, but that certainly does not mean that since this one is better that it is good.
The only thing that saves this movie is the acting. There are some good scenes. The interaction between Nicholson and Pfeiffer is good, as would be expected. The predictability of the plot combined with the poor writing, however, really hamper this movie's chances of being good. If you're a die-hard Nicholson fan, or if you want a werewolf flick that is a little different, then check this one out. If you want a good, well-written movie, look elsewhere.