Film No. 52 (2021) June 22nd. 6:30 PM Cinema 5 LUNA, Leederville.
"Everything here is a little questionable. The people, the weather, everything." (Cecily takes Finn for a tour of Beaverfield and outines its shortcomings).
For those of us who remember Mel Brooks, here is a silly film that surely had Mel as a key influencer. I must confess I'm guessing on this front. I have no idea about who director Josh Ruben most respects in the film world. It's the quirkiness and irreverence of the sharply delivered script that made me think of Brooks.
Of course there is the Brook's silliness here. Ruben and writer Mishna Wolff have been inspired to write 'Werewolves Within; by an on-line game of the same name. I'm not a gamer so I have no reference point to storyline. Below is a description of the game.
"Werewolves Within is a fast-paced game of hidden roles and social deduction for five to eight players. In one game, a player might be a villager trying their hardest to cleanse the town of werewolves, while minutes later they could be the werewolf, lying and betraying friends in order to survive the vote."
Maybe we take it that feature film WEREWOLVES WITHIN is one version of a game played out. Beaverfield is the village that Finn (Sam Richardson) arrives in as the new ranger. Finn has self-esteem issues and is working hard to be more decisive. Local postal officer Cecily (Vilana Vayntrub) takes an instant liking to Finn. We meet the villagers, all with their own backstories and reasons why they might transform into a grossly disfigured, flesh eating werewolves. An ice-storm confines them to the local inn and so a weird hybrid of THE HATEFUL EIGHT, CLUEDO and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is played out. A gruesome silliness prevails till only a couple of of players are left standing.
Irreverent fun is the order of the day for WEREWOLVES WITHIN. You'll have forgotten it by the time you drop the remains of your popcorn in the bin on exiting. That's not a bad thing. Just because Werewolves is a whodunnit, set in a snowstorm, on a lavish set, amongst likeable "numbskulls" doesn't mean you've wasted 95 minutes of your life. Surely you should always find time in your day for a giggle. 8GUMS.
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