Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Trey Yancy In my opinion this is the best werewolf movie ever made, and I've seen all of them. It is certainly different than the classic-style "horror" films of this genre (my favorite being the Del Toro / Hopkins / Blunt film - the revised version without the awful Shakespeare segment). In contrast, Wolf has some serious character development, an intelligent story with interesting twists, great acting and directing, and is perfectly cast. Frankly, I cannot imagine a better selection than Nicholson, even if Nichols had the choice of any other Hollywood star in the century. Spader is a naturally creepy antagonist who is easy to fear and hate, and Pfeiffer is as good a choice for her role as Nicholson is for his role - intense, powerful, and with a sense of danger.I watch a ton of movies and own around 1,500 of them, and I rarely give top ratings for anything but Wolf is in a class by itself. Of all the films I've ever seen, I definitely put this film among the top fifty. Others may prefer the classic-style werewolf films but for me, an intelligent well-told story definitely trumps the tired old gothic classics, and Wolf is the most intelligent and best told werewolf film I have ever seen. I'll certainly miss Mike Nicols. It would have been nice to see another film or two of his in this genre.

Rollum Wolf had every chance to be a great movie. It certainly had the talent and a potentially great story line. Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is an aging Editor for a publishing company who loses his job and his wife to a creepy co-worker Stewart (James Spader). Bitten by a Ware Wolf, Will gets smarter, has more hair and starts to go out at night and kill things. Unfortunately, when Will finds out about his wife and Stewart, he confronts them and bites Stewart. So now he will eventually have to have a Wolf fight with Stewart which he does. He meets Laura Alden (Michelle Pfeifer), his boss's daughter and we know where that's going. There are some really silly wolf scenes with Jack jumping around and sniffing the air with a set of wolf fangs in his mouth. The wolf that bit him and his pack are all mechanical dolls and are just terrible. I watched it to the end but only because Jack is in it.

utgard14 Jack Nicholson plays a middle-aged book publisher, bitten by a wolf during the full moon, who undergoes a physical and psychological transformation just as his life seems to be falling apart around him. A different kind of werewolf movie but an interesting one. Nicholson does a good job, despite being somewhat miscast for the role of a nebbish. Once the transformation begins and this man starts to show his newfound wolf side, it's a role right up Jack's alley. James Spader is a treat as the sleazy villain. Michelle Pfeiffer looks as pretty as ever and has decent chemistry with the much-older Nicholson. The script is clever and fun. Rick Baker's low-key makeup won't please many horror fans but I think it was perfectly suited for this type of film. Really this isn't the kind of werewolf movie for the average horror fan who wants strong visuals and lots of violent action. It's not scary, either, in case that wasn't obvious. It's a werewolf movie for people who want something outside of the ordinary.I really liked this one and I gotta say I didn't expect to when I first saw it years ago. I'm not a big Mike Nichols fan. The kinds of films he made are not the kinds of films I tend to enjoy. I'm not saying they are bad films or that he was not a talented director. He made some classics that I did like to watch, although the idea of rewatching any of them is not particularly appealing to me. So, take my opinion on Nichols into account when I say that this is my favorite Mike Nichols movie. No, I'm not saying this is a better film than "The Graduate" or "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" or anything crazy like that. But I enjoy watching this movie more than any of his relationship dramas. The interesting thing is that, underneath the supernatural elements, this is a story about a man's mid-life crisis. That's exactly the sort of movie you expect Nichols to make, only this time the story is told in a less prosaic way by making it a werewolf movie with the subtext and dark humor that comes along with that.

Prismark10 Wolf is a sharp turn on the werewolf genre with an almost a biting satire on the boardroom politics of corporate America. Jack Nicholson is a publishing executive whilst driving in the woods he hits a wolf at full moon and gets bit by it.Jack is rather old school when it comes to publishing, favouring the talent of his writers and honing their skills. However his new owner has grander ideas which means making more money and promoting the more duplicitous and slicker James Spader as the new head.Nicholson realizes that there is something wrong with him when the moon is full. His senses are developing with a stronger and sharper sense of vision, hearing and smell, even animal instincts.He suspects his wife might be cheating on him, Spader might not be the friend he pretends to be, he attracts the attention of Michelle Pfeiffer the daughter of the new owner and cunningly plots a coup of his own.There is a thriller element to the plot as well as satire mixed with werewolf horror. Jack actually is a nice guy here, you root for him as he turns it around on his rivals. Spader is sleazy willing to use everyone and anyone and a ethical bankrupt.Wolf is a fun and interesting film in the werewolf genre where many other films have disappointed.