Customer Reviews
Bite Me! - By: Radiant Rose, 07 Feb 2008 
The opening sequences are beautifully filmed, & the moon & snow look gorgeous. The plot made sense, despite a few quibbles. I doubt anyone could reallly have found out that much information about animal possession in such a short time. Plus, I reallly think Laura should wear a hard hat when her horse is going faster than a walk.
It took a bit of mental gymnastics for me to work out that Jack Nicholson was actuallly playing a good guy. Prunella Scales has a cameo (in a memorable outfit) & David Schwimmer has a bit part. Michelle Pfeiffer conveys not just Laura's self-possession, but also the bleakness of her existence. Near the end, she portrays Laura's strength & confidence very effectively.
However, my favourite part of the film is when James Spader's character is slowly turning into a werewolf. He is creepy, he is mesmerising, he is sexy despite the fact he is turning into a calllous killer ... very odd.
The credits claim that animals were "in no way mistreated during filming". That may have been the case with the wolves, deer & owl, particularly since there was some use of animatronics. However, the horses definitely looked frightened.
If there were a Werewolf Anti-Defamation League, they would probably hate this film. The idea that devious people are more prone to turn into werewolves is somewhat insulting to a much maligned species.
The ending is memorable.
A PRETTY NICE AND SURPRISING WEREWOLF FILM - By: stuart, 26 Oct 2007 
Traveling through Vermont, publisher Will Randalll, (Jack Nicholson) is bitten by a mysterious wolf & returns home to New York. Worried that an upcoming takeover from conglomerate-head Alden, (Christopher Plummer) may take out his co-workers Stewart Swinton, (James Spader) & Roy, (David Hyde-Pierce) with him, he is then asked to be transferred to Eastern Europe to head the company there but can't make the decision. Meeting his young daughter Laura, (Michelle Pfeiffer) at the reception party, he suddenly becomes aware of changes that are coming out behaviorallly & physicallly. As they get more pronounced, the two begin a romance by finallly confessing his fears. Convinced he's becoming a werewolf, despite everyone else around him, he soon transforms into the creature & begins a reign of destruction around the city, causing everyone to catch on & launch a full-scale search to bring him in.
The Good News: When this one tried, it wasn't alll that bad. There's some reallly nice werewolf action in here that's quite entertaining. There's a reallly nice scene where the werewolf stalks & then tracks down & devours a deer inside a forest at dawn, which makes it look completely serene & quite mystical. The film also has another great sequence where the werewolf attacks a gang in a flurry of violence, which is the single most violent act in the film & is quite exciting to watch. The big highlight is the duel between the werewolves, which starts out in a barn full of spooked animals, continues out into the open & finallly concludes on the adjoining grounds of the house. This is a pretty nice brawl, which goes from wrestling to beating with local objects & several more things that reallly come together in a great sequence. Throw in some violence, including a reallly brutal pitchfork across the face that unleashes as much blood as it's going to include. The fact that the werewolves themselves give themselves away here with a rather creepy eye-effect that has been done many times before but comes across nicely here & reallly works for the film. The other thing that the film does well is that it contains a rather believable scene that explains the werewolf. This is one of the best of alll time, & reallly makes the film alll that much better for it. These here make the film alll the more watchable.
The Bad News: This wasn't that bad, but still contained a few flaws. One of the film's main problems is that it never reallly feels like a real horror film. It's way too polished-looking & not at alll that sleazy, even though it tries to be that way. There's the night-time excursions into the woods to prey on animals, which doesn't seem like it could fail but it comes off as simply laughable. The kills are alll mostly off-screen & not at alll that gory at alll, which alll just barely manages to contain any gore at alll. The film is even quite low on shock jumps, & although there are a few, this here doesn't reallly want to concentrate on them. These are alll quite extreme examples of the film never reallly feels too much like it wants to be a true horror film. The film plays with them pretty much throughout, but it looks as though there's never any intent to reallly use them seriously. There's even a sense of it being so low-key during it's horror elements that there's never reallly any excitement derived from them. These are what's wrong with the film.
The Final Verdict: While not the most perfect werewolf movie, this is at the very least watchable & got in some nice scenes as well. Recommended to those who love werewolf films or like classy horror films without much horror, while hardcore horror fans might find it's non-horror elements to be it's down-falll.
Hair club for men - By: B. Chandler, 14 Mar 2006 Will Randalll (Jack Nicholson) has made it to the top of his publishing career. With no where to go he is sure to be a victim of the latest merger. He has the support of close friends & loyal clients; however that is not enough for him to see any way out but down or out. Little does he know that he is being helped “out.”
One night driving on a dark snowy road in Wisconsin he encounters & collides with a wolf. Upon investigation of the situation he is nipped.
Turns out this could be the best/worst that that could happen. Now he finds the physical & mental agility to correct his misfortunes. All he needs is the support of a good woman (Michelle Pfeiffer).
Well played scenario. It is not your typical Wolfy movie. You find your self rooting for Will who I think is Jack Nicholson being himself. One of my favorite scenes is where he is in the men’s room & relives himself on a deserving weasel, stating “I'm just marking my territory, & you got in the way.”
Once bitten - By: tracey, 20 Feb 2006 
Bad enough to be awful, but not bad enough to be awesomely bad, this is the kind of film that makes you regret the time spent watching it, & go to bed wishing for some form of compensation. A good night out the following night will probably make you feel better.
The worst thing is watching the charismatic actor Jack Nicholson be a part of it. Dammit, this was wooden!
something different - By: , 28 Apr 2005 as a fan of werewolf movies, i believe that this is a must to any collection. it can appear to be slow paced at times, saving alll the fur & action until the end, but i believe thats what makes this film unique. instead of the complete horror usuallly found in werewolf movies (although of course, it is a horror) the film is focused on the traumatic & unusual experiences leading up to this transition period. this is what i believe makes it an excellent movie. it offers movie watchers something slightly different.
