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Wolf (1994)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:28

Rotten:19

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The deposed editor-in-chief of an old, distinguished publishing firm, recently taken over by a multi-millionaire, corporate raider, is bitten by a wolf on a lonely stretch of road in Vermont the... The deposed editor-in-chief of an old, distinguished publishing firm, recently taken over by a multi-millionaire, corporate raider, is bitten by a wolf on a lonely stretch of road in Vermont the night of a full moon. As he slowly watches himself metamorphose into something lupine, he discovers that he has been betrayed by his most promising protege, his wife of 16 years has been unfaithful, and that he has fallen in love with the raider's beautiful, headstrong daughter. What follows is a series of grisly events that reaches a bloody and horrifying climax. [More]

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Plummer, Richard Jenkins

Director: Mike Nichols

Director: Mike Nichols
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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Mike Nichols' underrated 1994 hybrid not only of wolf and man, but also of satire and horror...an eccentric film that may well be regarded, decades hence, as a movie classic. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
10/26/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

With the always edgy, slightly demonic, and predictably unpredictable Jack Nicholson as the wolf man, it actually works . . . almost.

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10/16/09
James Plath
James Plath
DVDTown.com
N/R

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03/26/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Glossy werewolf horror/comedy that fails to make its mark on the genre.

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01/12/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
N/R

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10/18/08
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek

No review available.

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04/05/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Worth it to see Nicholson the wolf in fang-to-fang battle.

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08/14/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Director Mike Nichols emphasizes the film's Kafkaesque metamorphosis, a metaphor for the nightmarish experience of becoming different from most people and less valued; I won't be surprised if some viewers see it as allegory about AIDS.

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12/21/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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06/24/06
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode
Observer [UK]

Up until the rote ending, an elegant and witty take on the werewolf story.

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05/11/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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05/06/06
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

On the surface a literate werewolf thriller, the subtext of Mike Nichols' Wolf is a sharp critique about what it takes to succeed in the cutthroat corporate world.

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03/05/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com
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01/26/06
Time Out

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07/27/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Plenty of Howl, Little Bite

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

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01/15/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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10/01/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

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04/02/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

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01/23/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
 
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