Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001)

38 out of 50 people found the following review helpful:

Brotherhood of the Zzz

rcoldbreath from , 6th August, 2004

I actually fell asleep while watching this film. It's incredibly dull despite the potential for murderous mayhem in the French countryside. I worked out what was going on ages before the end, and none of the "wolf" scenes managed to generate any tension.

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44 out of 84 people found the following review helpful:

Peculiar

skeadugenga from Berks, 10th January, 2005

I rented this film on the basis of the trailer - which made it look like a really good werewolf movie with lashings of historical swash and atmosphere to it.

It starts off well and it’s visually beautiful, but the plot gradually deteriorates through the film into something totally ridiculous. When the martial arts started in earnest I gave up on the suspense movie I'd been hoping for and just detested the film for the rest of its by now interminable length.

Very disappointing.

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12 out of 16 people found the following review helpful:

Don't Bother-hood!

Ants from London, 30th September, 2005

What a pile of gubbins. I don't believe they could have trotted out any more cliches if they'd tried. How many slow motion images did we need to see of rain drops on puddles, wine spilling, blood shedding. There was only one slow motion fluid scene that was missing but I think it might have required a different certificate. Plot weak and predictable, acting average, the dubbing was off-putting and the noble savage ninja rubbish...pllllease, it was embarrassing! On the whole the only good thing was the scenery, then again take a stroll in the park, the scenery is fine and it'd be more enjoyable than sitting through this film.

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9 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Handsomely Spooky Period Thriller

lee k from London, UK, 12th May, 2004

Actually, I could have done with rather less of the kung-fu fightin',as this generally very good film is already a bit overlong and rather slow,but I suppose it helps sell tickets...All in all, this glossy French production putting a romantic/fantastic spin on a true story of rural mayhem is above average entertainment. It doesn't dumb down for the target audience like so many US popular films, and the production values are ace. Vincent Cassel does a grand turn as the baddie, too.

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Period drama, not really horror

Sephy from , 25th August, 2010

The synopsis tells us we will see a wild mix of martial arts and horror. I got all excited at the beginning to see Dacascus doing his thing, but that was pretty much it for the cool martial arts angle. Too much talking and not enough wolfiness. There was a good twist but the film lingered way too much on the period drama. Here's a breakdown of how much of each content is in this movie rated 1-10, 1 being hardly any, 10 being a lot; Martial arts 1/10, horror 3/10, talking 9/10.

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fantastic mix of genres

goldenarms from from nottingham, 11th August, 2010

the people who say its boring dont know how to watch a film with a bit of talking.its a period film at heart with great acting and unusuall caractors. mixed with horror ,fantasy and martial arts. its got more than its fair share of action in jus not every secong like people was hoping.ive never seen a film like this with its serious period drama mixed with the other elements. the story is great and action amazing for this type of film.proper film goers please give it a try.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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Brotherhood of the Wolf - *Spoilers*

A Customer from Cambridge, 30th June, 2010

This review contains spoilers. This feels like a very, very long film. At best it is like a good Hammer horror movie with lashings of Edgar Allen Poe. At worst, the endless fight scenes resemble old episodes of 'Kung Fu' - without David Carradine. As for the terrifying beast, it appeared to have run amok in the local basketwork class and emerges as a giant hedgehog. But it is all worth it to see Vincent Cassell in cloak, corset and three inch fingernails! Be still my heart.

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worst film

A Customer from brierley hill, 27th May, 2010

i've seen in ages boring to the end i cant actually believe i stayed awake to watch this nothing to do with werewolves or horror dont even know why its in the horror section i worked out what was going on early on in the film pity the film is a disapointment but the sceneary was nice

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