There’s a new cop in town.
He’s horny, a drunk, and now he’s part wolf and part cop and he’s here
to take out the trash. This is the
allure of the film WolfCop (2014), an
homage to ‘80s and ‘90s action films that cared more about action and less
about everything else. Written and
directed by Lowell Dean this is the story of Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) who doesn’t
value his job as a cop and is more often drunk or late or both when on the job. One night he is abducted and becomes part of
a sacred ritual in which he is made into a werewolf as part of a sacrificial lamb.
Instead of sitting down and doing nothing he decides to give
back to his community and take out the trash which have been calling the
streets of his city home. As he
discovers a newborn strength he never had, Lou soon realizes that he’s got only
until the eclipse to discover who wants him dead and why before he becomes food
for an even more deadly menace.
Fans of such recent throwback films as Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009), Hobo
With a Shotgun (2011) and Machete
(2010) will enjoy this style of film. It
does play loose and hard with the werewolf mythology which is part of its
greatest strength as it tries to bring something new and interesting to the
tired genre. Those looking for something
new and different should definitely check this film out but traditionalist
should probably stay clear of this film.
There is plenty of gore and violence to appease the horror
fan and enough action to appease the action junkies but the film lacks any real
sense of dread or suspense which is defused by the comedy in the film. All in all, not a bad film but not a great
one either.
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