Review of Dog Soldiers (2002) by Renzo V — 11 Mar 2014
"SOLDIERS VERSUS WERWOLVES".
- 'Dog Soldiers' is a 2002 British horror comedy directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent), starring Kevin McKidd (Trainspotting) and Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones). To me the film starts off pretty messy, I didn't really like the camera shots, but then the actions begins and the angles improve and story gets interesting. Hilarious is the way the survivors use everything the find as a weapon against the attacking werewolves. Funny to know is that 'Dog Soldiers' takes place in the Scottish highlands, but most of the movie was filmed in Luxembourg. A werewolf-movie to sink your teeth in.
A squad of six British soldiers are dropped in a forest somewhere in the Scottish highlands. They are there on a training mission, but soon discover that it will be a death or alive situation. A SAS camp is found. All soldiers have been slaughtered. Only one has survived; captain Richard Ryan (Cunningham). Because the night is about to fall the six men take the wounded Ryan with them to find a place to spend the night. Suddenly they hear a skin crawling howl and are chased by a pack of werewolves. After losing one of their own, and their leader badly wounded, they come across a rural roadside, where they meet zoologist Megan. She takes them to a desolated house, where second in command Private Cooper (McKidd) orders them to barricade themselves for the night. Who will survive?
This review of Dog Soldiers (2002) was written by Renzo V on 11 Mar 2014.
Dog Soldiers has generally received positive reviews.
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