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

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

robhall_ie You can skip this movie...move along there...nothing to see here...I said move along.The plot has very few acts and they are so simplistic as to border on insulting to anyone with a brain. There are zero sub-plots, curve balls..however you define "interesting" this movie is not it.I get the whole dark humour thing but it just doesn't hold you attention.Honestly about 3 times I checked the score on IMDb just in case I'd looked at the wrong movie the previous time...nope, I was right. So how on earth this got 6+ is totally beyond me.Press play at your peril...

Radu_A A serial killer film from Israel isn't something to be expected and as such is pretty much a sensation in itself. But what makes this really the best Israeli film of late isn't that it won so many awards or that it might be remade by Hollywood, but that it has pretty subversive undertones hidden within a story which, at first glance, plays along well trodden serial killer / suspense movie lines: The only suspect of a series of killings of young girls is being manhandled by a group of cops, then forced to let go by their chief for lack of evidence. Since the event was filmed by a witness who uploaded the video online, the leader of the pack is temporarily dismissed. He decides to go after the suspect, an unassuming teacher (of religion, on top of it), by himself. So does the father of the last victim, a secret operations army officer. They're both determined to make the teacher confess before killing him, but with conflicting means.That doesn't just make for a good suspense movie, but it's also a thinly veiled critique of certain aspects of Israeli society. From the onset, there's abuse of authority. There are barely any female characters - the men talk to their wives on the phone, and their relationships are all in disarray. There's a recurrent motif of them neglecting the parental duty of supervising their children because they are driven by other goals. All of them (seem to) have had extreme experiences in their army days, which make them use violence with such ease that the central question of the film is: 'Who is the monster here?' And about the only normal, non-menacing character is an Arab on horseback, who doesn't really have any function besides being there. So 'Big Bad Wolves' is actually a lot more clever than the story and the title suggest, and also proof that film (and society) in Israel is very well aware of its inconsistencies, and doesn't require Western criticism to realize that it's not perfect. As such, people who feel the urge to criticize Israel should watch this film and wonder: 'Hm, maybe there's no real need for me to vocalize my TV-based disapproval of Israeli politics, they seem to be doing pretty well for themselves.'One should perhaps watch this alongside Hany Abou-Assad's 'Omar', a highly convoluted tale of conspiracy and backstabbing among Palestinian terrorists (for some) or freedom fighters (for others), which carries a similar message: the presence of the enemy screws up men's perceptions about themselves, they become (self-)destructive without the enemy having much to do about it. In both films, everybody loses, nobody wins.If I'm rating 'Big Bad Wolves' 7/10, then because unfortunately the film gives too much away suspense-wise. If ten seconds in the middle and the last shot were edited out, it would be a masterpiece, making everyone wonder: 'What the hell did I just see?' As it is, it's a very good suspense thriller with a lot of subtext, but you can only watch it once because there's no mystery left to decipher.

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.

Aaron Taylor Watching this film, I was saddened as there is so much potential and really the only thing which I feel kneecaps the film from truly reaching the pinnacle of suspense is the a lost forced humour. There are many instances at attempts of humour, however if you were to remove them, this film would be much more intense, almost to the point of perfection. The acting could've been much better, especially in the case of Tzahi Grad, who has a tough role in playing the father of a murdered and sexually assault girl who is pursuing vengeance. Although he nails down the sadistic aspects of the role, it's the lack of emotion towards the fact that his daughter has passed away, the singular moment in the film in which the character shows emotion towards this was during the scene when he has to be held back at the scene of the discovery. The movie is certainly worth a watch as a Revenge Film, I believe this film is a lot better than "Blue Ruin" which was a good film but extensively long in certain parts and overall unfulfilling. Without the comedic parts, this film would probably stand on the same level as "Spoorloos" however people who watch films purely off the recommendation of Quentin Tarantino, please understand his style before you complain, look at the movies he produces (not the ones he writes and directs) and also maybe actually listen to the man speak about films, what he likes about them and maybe also a list of his favourite movies for the year or decade. (Tarantino puts "Speed" above "Fight Club" and says that "Speed" was one of the best movies of the 90's)