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Wolf | Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer | Wolf

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Wolf

	Wolf Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer Sony Pictures, 1997 average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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This is a thinking person's werewolf movie. Well directed by Mike Nichols, it features a stellar cast who give excellent performances. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Plummer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, and David Hyde Pierce all contribute to the successful execution of this sophisticated and subtle horror film. As an added bonus, those of you who are devotees of the TV series, "Friends", should look for David Schwimmer's cameo appearance in the film.

Jack Nicholson plays a middle aged, married, senior book editor for a publishing company. Driving home at night from a business trip in New England, he hits an animal on the road. When he gets out of his car to check on the condition of the animal, he discovers it to be a wolf. What happens next will change the course of his life forever.

When Jack gets back to his office, he is feeling the after effects of his interaction with the wolf. He is also concerned about his job, as his publishing house has been taken over by Christopher Plummer. Jack initially plays his character as a somewhat laid back, nice guy, a good man who doesn't see the knife being plunged into his back by his young, ambition driven underling, played with obsequious perfection by James Spader, until it is too late. Publishing is, indeed, a dog eat dog world.

Betrayed by his underling who has been given his job, Jack finds himself undergoing a subtle, physical metamorphosis. He no longer needs reading glasses, his hearing is extremely acute, and he has a keen, very keen, sense of smell. It is these enhanced senses that lead him to discover that his wife, well played by Kate Nelligan, has shockingly betrayed his love and devotion, causing him to leave her. It is a betrayal that is to have dire consequences for her.

Finding himself more robust and aggressive, literally a new man, Jack goes on the attack and, and with the aid of his loyal underling, played to perfection by David Hyde Pierce, gets his job back. He aggressively asserts himself with Spader and lets him know, in no uncertain terms, who is top dog. There is a memorable scene to this effect. In the process of regaining his life, Jack falls in love with the boss's beautiful daughter, played with gritty charm by Michelle Pfeiffer, and she with him.

Still, Jack finds himself battling his inner demons over his change. The transformation of Jack is subtle, and there is very lttle use of special effects to enhance his metamorphosis. Jack is often able to convey to the viewer what he is undergoing with a flick of the eyebrow, a twitch of the nose, a curl of the lips. It is a wonderful piece of acting and a tribute to the power of suggestion.

Certain events transpire that make Jack fear that his transformation will result in injury to Michelle. She eventually buys into his fear, misinterpreting certain events that take place. What he and she ultimately discover is that they both, in fact, have a great deal to fear, but that their initial fear was misplaced. Look to a great finale.

If you are the type of horror film fan who likes excessive gore, as well as many high tech, special effects, this is not the film for you, as there is very little of that in this film. This is a subtle, multi-layered, symbolic type of horror film that will leave the viewer analyzing what they just saw. It is simply a great werewolf film.

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Wolf

I love this film! Wonderful preformances from Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfiffer! Finnaly a werewolf movie that shows us the feelings behind the bitten not just some blood lust, and paints them "as good as the man they've entered."
Great film!

A stunning cast - a beastial performance

The music that has flighty beats. The cast of the movie that give the sense of credibility by their very plainly portrayed status.
The way the beast is introduced. Awesome.
I love the story - middle aged man being passed over for promotion after years of loyal service, his wife sneaking around behind his back, office politics and back stabbing...then he gets a gift.
He hits a rather dark and evil wolf on the road in a snow storm and goes out to see if he has killed it, it's parting shot, a bite to his hand and a glare that could kill.
His receding hair line starts to fill in, his eye sight improves so much so he doesn't need to wear his glasses anymore and his sense of smell reaches profound proportions, he smells alcohol on a colleagues breath in his office and the colleague is flabbergasted when he later complains that day to someone on the phone about it, only for him to call him directly after the call to advise otherwise.
He comes into his own, along the gift of the beast comes new confidence and a strength he had found lacking for a long time.
'The worm has turned and is now packin' an uzi' - he tells his secretary.
He deals with his wife, the office sneak and becomes entangled with a confused and sexy Laura Alden - she senses there is something about him and tries to help him as he struggles with what he fears is the beast taking over.
The twist in the plot comes with the entrance of another Wolf and a battle for the lady fair.
Jack triumphs in this rolw and plays the part as if he were a man of thirty, his energy and virility a wonder to watch. Michelle is sexy as hell as Laura Alden who is falling in love with him despite herself.
Pure magic.
One of my favourite Jack films.

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A timeless legend !

The well known legend of the werewolf has now been translated and adapted for the urban life; when a genteel book editor has been bitten by a wolf and some somber events begin to show through his messed personal crisis; excellent pretext to develop an ambitious movie that it might result too slow in case you just only expect a horror film. But there is so much to seek beneath the script.

Formidable cast with Nicholson at the top, flanked by Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Plummer and James Spader, under the secure directorial hand of Mike Nichols.

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Dreadful score

This movie would have been a lot better, considering the cast and director, but that the music score is horrendously schlocky and over done. It sounds like the score of a bad Mexican horror film. What a shame. Spader (always an interesting actor) and Nicholson make fine werewolves however.

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