Night Of The Wolf: Late Phases

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2014 | 18 | DVD

The problem

with werewolves is that they traditionally only come out once a month; there’s a lot of downtime between one full moon and the next. While most werewolf movies just hit fast- forward, Night Of The Wolf uses every long moment to develop its main character.

When a mysterious creature kills his neighbour, blind Vietnam veteran Ambrose McKinley ( Nick Damici) tools up. But the real fight isn’t with the wolf; it’s with his own demons, making this more of a meditation on death and sacrifice than a monster movie.

Thanks to too many loose ends and an unearned emotional sting, it doesn’t quite work – but the ’ 80s- style werewolf effects are fun.

Director’s commentary, Making Of, effects featurette. Sarah Dobbs