Review of Howl (2015) by Robert D — 17 Jan 2016

I will first start off by saying that I'm a ginormous fan of any and everything Werewolf lore. I personally loved this movie and I haven't seen a Werewolf film this good since my favorite Werewolf movie "Dog Soldiers" released back in 2002.

I will now start with the story which is about a train conductor named Joe and a handful of relatable and sometimes very obnoxious passengers that get stuck in the middle of Thornton Forest when their train breaks down.

The story is very average but with a very frighteningly plausible scenario minus the Werewolves lol. I will now move onto the acting which was very well done being as how I didn't know anyone except Sean Pertwee who is mainly a cameo which disappointed me but it is all good.

I will now move onto the action which was Superbly done especially with the gore and the visceral kills. I mean I was caught off guard one or two times which is rare for me so that is a testament to this film.

I will now move onto the cinematography slash visual effects. I mean bravo to the director Paul Hyett this is the first film I have seen of his out of his two the other of which is on Netflix which I plan to watch but he knows his stuff.

I mean the fact that it's shot on a train and the outskirts of a forest and it can still keep you invested is quite audacious. I looked up his credentials and his main work is with make-up art and prosthetic work and it is very evident.

The werewolves are very real and alarmingly scary. The location was chosen perfectly being shot in London of course. I will close this review by saying that this is a Must-Watch movie in my opinion. I will say the movie starts off a bit slow for the first 20 to 25 minutes but if you can get past the story building as little as there may be then this is a true Werewolf Gem of a movie.