Review of An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) by Rene D — 30 Dec 2012
This 'sequel' had been in development for nearly a decade, and John Landis very nearly did it, but he fell out with the producers, so the job went to Anthony Waller, then hot off the independent hit Mute Witness (1994).
As a result, critics had high expectations, but it's a let down, and it would have been a better film had it had ABSOLUTELY NO CONNECTION to the original film. American backpackers Andy (Tom Everett Scott), Brad (Vince Vieluf) and Chris (Phil Buckman) go up onto the Eiffel Tower after hours, and come across young Parisian girl Sérafine (Julie Delpy) about to commit suicide, but Andy saves her in a mid-air rescue by bungee jumping.
Andy is obsessed by this girl, and he wants to know more. But, he gets more than he bargained for, and after attending an all nighter at the "Club de la Lune", ran by the mysterious yet brutal Claude (Pierre Cosso), they soon find out that Sérafine has the ability to turn into a werewolf when the moon is full, but she wants it to stop, and now Andy has been cursed.
The comedy in this film is horrific, while the horror is downright laughable. It had potential, but the producers should have stopped this from being a 'sequel', as a stand alone film, it might have been good, but it has the stigma of being a 'sequel'.
Plus, there's moments in the film that predate what was to come in Hostel (2006).
This review of An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) was written by Rene D on 30 Dec 2012.
An American Werewolf in Paris has generally received mixed reviews.
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