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Wolves of Kromer, The

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Wolves of Kromer, The reviews
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10.0 User Score:

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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Based on 3 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Charles Lambert
Matthew Read

Directed by: Will Gould

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 20, 2000
DVD: May 22, 2001

Running Time: 82 minutes, Color

Origin: UK

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Rita Davies, Matthew Dean, Rosemarie Dunham, and Boy George

Where Agatha Christie meets the Brothers Grimm. This is both black comedy and love story and it is from these surprising juxtapositions that the film derives its vitality and unique sparkle. (Discodog Productions)

What The Critics Said

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60

TV Guide Ken Fox

Totally daft and a lot of fun.

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59

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

A bit too bloodless to howl about.

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50

Village Voice Jessica Winter

Largely inept and weirdly endearing.

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

This Grimm-influenced fairy tale has a contemporary twist and the best of intentions, and that's about all there is to say for it.

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50

Film.com Henry Cabot Beck

An odd, sweet and relatively innocuous little fairytale.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

The wolf-homosexual analogy is well drawn, but Wolves ultimately feels slight, a tad unfinished -- as if it were conceived as a sketch and hadn't been fleshed out to feature length.

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25

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

Has no intention of taking a more sophisticated path to make its point.

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25

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Abysmal performances, limp direction (Will Gould) and a heavy-handed script drive a stake through a semi-interesting idea about the persecution of gay werewolves in a remote English village.

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20

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Silly, heavy-handed film.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Bill gave it a10:
Absolutely wonderful! Hunky men dressed as wolves, beautiful scenery, and so many metaphors and jabs at other movies and stories I lost count. I laughed through most of the movie. Anyone who understands what it is to grow up gay will love this movie. Highly recommended!

Alex M gave it a10:
Great movie!

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