Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

jcbinok Historical, sci-fi, martial arts tale and more. Hard to pigeonhole this French-made movie into a genre, which is a good thing. I saw the fight scenes as a bit overdone. And, perhaps the fact that half the community was in on the conspiracy is a bit unrealistic. But, oh well, it's a movie. Suspend disbelief and enjoy...

NateWatchesCoolMovies Brotherhood Of The Wolf is the kind of film that has juuust a bit too much packed into its two plus hour running time to be an instant classic, but at the same time I can't help but say to me it's a personal favourite. It's tailored towards my love of grisly adventure, comic book style frames and wilderness set action mayhem. It's based on the allegedly real 'beast of gevaudan', a massive carnivorous monster that terrorized rural France during the 1700's. That historical event is built upon to create a mythic, larger than life cinematic whirlwind that resembles The Ghost & The Darkness, mixed with The Last Of The Mohicans with a touch of occult intrigue. Samuel Le Bohan plays a womanizing french debonair who takes it upon himself to hunt the creature, and the impressively athletic action star Marc Dacoscas plays his native companion Mani. Together they scour the misty french wildlands and shady, vaguely corrupt small town aristocracy, searching for clues as to the creatures origin. It's a curious film, one that transcends the genres a bit too much, but at the same time in a fun way that finds you never correctly guessing where the film might take you. It's part Sleepy Hollow, part B Movie and part decadent soft core porno in the vein of caligula, and is certainly never boring. It's great strength is in set design, and especially cinematography. There are a whole bunch of shots that are so lush, so gorgeous that they seem almost like an exquisite oil painting. The creature is kept wisely out of sight for most of the film but it's eventual appearance is shocking, and shows how much work went into the effects. It's almost a perfect film, with a bit of editing out the unnecessary bits (that DTV lookin melodramatic orgys gotta go, man), it could be truly something special. But nevertheless it's still a rip roaring, atmospheric action horror silver bullet of a film that deserves praise for its undeniable imagination and creativity.

paul-888-783284 In an era where Hollywood dominates the action film industry, it frequently comes across as a breath of fresh air to see a European challenger. Brotherhood of the Wolf is no different, combining good special effects with a story convincing enough to remain an intrigue for the entire 142min runtime.Despite being shot on a relatively low budget for an action film ($29mn, compared to $63mn for The Matrix and $115mn for Star Wars Episode I), Brotherhood of the Wolf manages to deliver an excellent experience. A wise decision made by the director was to delay the reveal of the feral antagonist for as long as possible (even though the audience is cleverly allowed to witness its rampage off-screen), which adds to the build-up of suspense for the climactic confrontation with the Beast later on. Minor directing faults, such as excessive use of slow-motion, doesn't serve to detract overly-much from the thrilling ride.Brotherhood of the Wolf is not without its flaws. Personal criticisms of mine also include a relatively underwhelming ending and some confusion concerning other parts of the story. However, in terms of an overall experience, it's a thrilling and colorful ride. Well worth your money, by all accounts.

Samiam3 One could easily address Brotherhood of the Wolf a genuine example of a weird and wonderful mess. It is a hybrid mix of a sort of mythological fantasy, a monster movie, a historical drama en Français, and even and a martial arts flick, all surrounding a plot which is somewhat convoluted but very ambitious, and it works.Brotherhood of the Wolf has a fair bit of money. Like all the biggest productions of the horror genre, the monster comes in two forms. There is the full sized animatronic beast, and there is the CG version. The movie requires a close inter cutting of both. It also requires a pretty good choreographer to design the plethora of fight sequences that make up the climax. Even though I feel that a few trims could have been made here or there, there isn't a boring scene in Brotherhood of the Wolf. It is progressive rather than repetitive and it gets bigger and bolder with each chapter. One could argue that the story kind of crumbles at the climax for the purpose of adrenaline, but one could also argue that it is a good pay off for anyone who finds enough to find the first hour and a half boring. (but it's not of course)For the most part, Brotherhood of the Wolf is a rare gem of a horror film and it is certainly not worth missing,