VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Big Bad Wolves" is, despite the English title, an Israeli Hebrew-language movie from 2013, so this one will have its 5th anniversary next year. Keshales and Papushado are a duo of writers and directors, who have collaborate on several other occasions too, but the great deal of awards recognition this one here got makes it their most known work at this point. The film may not have been picked by the country to represent Israel at the Oscars this year, but it still managed some attention in America besides the great deal it received in Europe anyway. At 110 minutes, it isn't a short movie at all, but still it basically never drags at all. I personally would categorize it as a thriller as it is the story of a man / several men torturing the prime suspect in a case of several murdered young girls. So yes the violence is really graphic in here at times and this includes multiple cases of beatings, broken fingers, torn-out toenails and even the use of a flame cutter on one occasion. But still, there is a great deal of comedy here too, pretty dark comedy actually, but funny such as the cake eating scene and several other smaller moments like oddball ringtones coming at the perfect time or the kid of a police chief copying his father to the protagonist's disbelief.To me personally not all the transformations felt entirely realistic to be honest. For example the way in which the (former) cop doesn't mind violence early on, is ready to shoot the suspect in that Russian Roulette scene and is 100% sure he did it and how he suddenly believes it's not him who did it when joining the father felt as strange as the father's father joining the gang like a complete lunatic in order to get out the admission of guilt. And another negative aspect was the music (surprised to see some awards bodies loved it too) as it really was way over the top in some of the dramatic moments. Sometimes less can be more. But I can ignore that in the face of everything else about the film I think as this was pretty good pretty entertaining. By the way the cop I mentioned earlier looked a bit like Al Pacino and the father resembled an actually talented Heino Ferch. But that's just random notes going through my head. The inclusion of smaller supporting characters like the man on horseback had a touch of Coen Bros to it and maybe they inspired the makers here. On other moments, the film felt a bit Tarantinoesque and I am not surprised he called it his favorite film of 2013 at all. I probably wouldn't call it that, but I am glad it got to theaters here once more some years after its release because it is definitely worth seeing on the big screen. One of the most interesting things about the film is also the way in which the audience sees the suspect. Even if you cannot really enjoy anything else about the movie, then you will still inevitably be drawn in by the question if he did it or not and my perception was always the same as the one of the Pacino lookalike. Early on yes, then no, then finally maybe until the revelation at the end which makes it obvious and the very final shot which makes it clear. This shot also makes me think that it really isn't a comedy by definition, but that the crime thriller aspects prevail. I also do believe they had to take that route because they never offered another suspect and also it would have been difficult to justify the violence before against him if he had been really innocent. It would have made sense from the irrational dad's perspective still, but most audiences won't be ready to understand that. And finally, I would like to mention the strong performances. The cast is relatively small, especially after the long introduction, but the core characters are all memorable thanks to the writing and physical acting too. Well done. By the way, early on I thought the father character was the bad guy when he tested out the house how people could or couldn't hear screams from the basement, but he clearly had other things in mind. That's all now I think. There were moments when the film had the potential to be among the year's best, but overall it comes slightly short. But it is still very much worth seeing. I give it a thumbs-up for sure and recommend you to check it out.

Ed-Shullivan BBW deserves a 7 out of 10 and I would have rated it higher if the screen writer would have made a somewhat greater effort to avoid what I considered a disappointing ending to the film that just came out flat. There is some very good acting between the three main characters as well as by the supporting cast. Continual suspense is maintained and the film is sprinkled throughout with a bit of dark humour to allow the audience not to take the film too seriously. The film does not rely on extensive blood and gore neither by the serial killer Dror, or by his own captors and tormentors, Gidi and Micki. I was quite impressed with how the suspense was maintained all the way through the film as well as a few slick twists and turns such as when Gidi's father arrives at the cottage and discovers what his son Gidi has been up to.The trick I believe to delivering a great film is to have the audience feeling good about how the film ends such that we would like to see a sequel, or leaving us with the desire to view the film a second time. In this case, I found the films closing scenes were a big let down mainly because the rest of the film was so suspenseful and entertaining. Upon leaving the film what a screen writer really does not want to hear is the audience saying "well that was a dumb ending wasn't it?"This is a high rising film which came up flat at the end. I rated the film a 7 out of 10.

Reno Rangan The first thing I remembered was, 'Save the Green Planet', but it was a crime-thriller, not a fantasy-sci-fi. Tough guys in the leather jackets, guns in the one hand and cigars in the other, that's what I imagined when Tarantino favoured it. But this film was slightly not an aggressive like too violent. The screenplay was disturbed frequently when it begins to engage on the nervous side. Hence it makes you say 'just missed', sometime disappointedly. Anyway, no one told me it was a dark comedy, I took it as a surprise and somewhat enjoyed it.It was on the serious subject, but not the presentation. Keeps everything lightly, especially conceals the dark side of truth for the final twist. For us, as the viewers, the prediction is two ways, either 'he did' it or 'he didn't' like taking a side. Film length was good with a moderate pace. There's no place for the characters to unroll with the proper introductions, including not even the opening event on which the whole film stands. From the beginning itself the writer wanted to save it for the final revelation. That's not smart, that's afraid of leaving hints."Maniacs are afraid of maniacs."Kind of similar to Hollywood's 'Prisoners'. Well, almost matches, except the characters and places. A good movie, but not that good. Well attempted, I am sure many would love this film. The narration is about kidnapping a guy on the suspicion of crime for a secret interrogation. It hauls in the remaining till advance to the crucial end part. In the mean time, the torturing techniques and the suspense hold our position.Because of Tarantino's nod, it's an easy 'go for it', well, mostly for his fanbase. I say consider it and decide yourself after the watch, don't believe, not even me. To me it was the great opportunity missed to dominate, especially having a powerful title and theme. Still, I don't reckon it is a bad or worst movie, but surely one of the year's top 50 or maybe 25.The movie was as I thought. The story and my anticipation were on the parallel track aiming the same direction. At least I was occupied, but the issue was, it did not go above my expectation to surprise me with some interesting elements. It flunks, like trying to fill the new wine in an old bottle with the old label and description in it. Stylish, but attempted to be too clever was the let down by the slimmest margin. On the other hand, as coming from the Israeli, it is exceptional.6.5/10

donwc1996 This film is not for everyone. It takes one of the most disgusting subjects imaginable and turns it into a twisted comedy. You're laughing your head off while castigating yourself for ignoring the dark subject matter which reeks of absolute depravity. But it is funny and you can't help yourself. And so you laugh. But the film keeps you at the edge of your seat gnawing on your knuckles. The male lead is one of my very favorite actors in film today and once I discovered him which was not that long ago I decided to get every film he made and this one came up in my research. No matter how unpalatable the subject matter of this film this actor shines like the star he is. You just cannot take your eyes off him. And that is true star power.