A good laugh

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2004)

If you see the trailer, you see the whole idea of the movie. That may sound bad, but can be a good thing if you are into cartoony specialFX-ladden, none-to-serious action movies like Batman, LXG, The Mummy Returns or even the James Bond Franchise. Don't see this film for the plot, which is mediocre at best, just enough to carry the arrangement of specialFX. See it as a fun cartoon, only done with real-life actors instead (at least some, as at least 50% of the cast actually are CGI). One serious warning though: The film tries very hard to be cool, but often overdoes its own themes. Some scenes are just pure ridiculous and seem to be straight out of a spoof like Scary Movie, but generally the film is as much fun as a themepark ride capitalising on proven, non to surprising but well done shock and awe FX (I especially think that the Werewolfs were done very well, far better than in the horrendeous "Underworld"). On a special note, I have to say I liked the hints to H.Jackman's Wolverine Character in his Werewolf scenes (the claws, the bad temper...) Enjoy it, even if you just enjoy slacking about it with a friend you bring along...