The Wolf of Snow Hollow

Name: The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: October 9, 2020
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Annie Hamilton, Chloe East, Jessica Park, Jim Cummings, Jimmy Tatro

2020

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Ratings

See All

6.4

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6.4	Your Score
6.4	User Score Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

The Wolf Of Snow Hollow: Attack

Now Playing: The Wolf Of Snow Hollow: Attack

Movie Details & Credits

Orion Classics | Release Date: October 9, 2020 | R

Starring: Annie Hamilton, Chloe East, Jessica Park, Jim Cummings, Jimmy Tatro, Laura Coover, Marshall Allman, Neville Archambault, Riki Lindhome, Robert Forster

Summary: Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.

Director: Jim Cummings

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 83 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 9, 2020

More than just your standard horror/comedy, The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a tonal balancing act, a movie that doesn’t go for laughs or horror as much as weave various tones and styles through its excellent script. I thought Cummings was a talent to watch after “Thunder Road,” and now I’m sure of it. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Oct 9, 2020

Part of the brilliance of Cummings’ performance is how he can turn on a dime, baring his soul one second and throwing off a well-timed jab in the same breath. Thankfully, the actors around him are able to keep up with his pace. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Oct 22, 2020

Rather than clang with the innate savagery of the werewolf niche, Cummings’ command over his material gives the film a certain freshness. He tames the monster in the man so that the man is all that’s left, for better and for worse. Read full review

Kevin Crust

Oct 12, 2020

The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a pleasingly quirky outing that has fun with the mythologies of both monsters and men. Read full review

Ryan Larson

Oct 21, 2020

Snow Hollow is a fun variation on the werewolf film that gets by with enough chuckles and blood. Read full review

David Fear

Oct 15, 2020

It’s the personal demons rather than old-fashioned monsters that get you, see, which is one of two central tenets of Cummings’ genre exercise/portrait of a fuck-up mash-up. Read full review

The Film Stage Matt Cipolla

Oct 7, 2020

The Wolf of Snow Hollow aims more to be about its small village, but in reality, it’s more about how frayed police officers, especially men, abuse their privileges. It’d be a great vehicle to skewer these topics if the pieces fit together, but they don’t. Read full review

SEE ALL 13 REVIEWS

Write a Review

User Reviews

Paper_Kay

Jan 1, 2021

I love this genre: the shoestring-budget rookie-director unknown-actors horror-comedy that doesn't take itself seriously, but none the less has some surprising writing and impressive acting. The lead guy is such a mess and still you can't wait for more of his on-screen time.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

theredsky

Oct 18, 2020

I was interested in this because I had heard that the Director’s, Jim Cummings, first and only other film, Thunder Road, was really good. After watching this film, I’m very excited to see where this Director goes in the future. The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a surprisingly funny and emotionalI was interested in this because I had heard that the Director’s, Jim Cummings, first and only other film, Thunder Road, was really good. After watching this film, I’m very excited to see where this Director goes in the future. The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a surprisingly funny and emotional film that is able to mix its horror elements, dramatic elements, and comedic elements almost perfectly together. I never felt as if a scene was undercut by a comedic line or anything else. Some of the jokes may not have been super funny but a lot of them definitely got a laugh out of me. The horror elements weren’t drop dead terrifying but they had a lot of tension and build up that made those scary moments effective and the dramatic elements hit really hard at points. Mainly with Robert Forster’s character but I think that’s because he passed away this time last year so it does feel a little somber. All of the performances here are great especially Forster and Jim Cummings. Each of their characters are mesmerizing and so fun to watch interact with everyone else. The script, also written by Jim Cummings, is great too and makes it easier for those elements to hit. On a technical level, the film has great editing, cinematography, and music. There are issues with pacing at points but it isn’t too major and the occasional unfunny joke or weak element doesn’t take away from the experience too much. If you are a fan of unique horror films or want a funny comedy horror film, then go check this out when you can.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Marakai

Oct 26, 2020

Only two years ago in 2018, writer/director Jim Cummings arrived on the scene with his blackly comic drama Thunder Road that done very well on the festival circuit and heralded a new voice for independent film. And the hype was real. It was a fantastic piece of work that finished in myOnly two years ago in 2018, writer/director Jim Cummings arrived on the scene with his blackly comic drama Thunder Road that done very well on the festival circuit and heralded a new voice for independent film. And the hype was real. It was a fantastic piece of work that finished in my personal top ten of that year. You could then say that I had high hopes for his next endeavour and I’m happy to confirm that The Wolf of Snow Hollow is on a par and cements Cummings as a filmmaker to watch. This time around, he shifts his attentions to genre horror but still manages to retain the humour that made Thunder Road so impressive. Cummings has a real knack for balancing tones and, once again, taking the lead role, proves he’s got the acting chops to flesh out his complex characters. This has, for obvious reasons, been likened to An American Werewolf in London, but that’s only in its premise and ability to entertain which is slightly unfair on Cummings’ work here. He’s a talent all his own. Huge fan of Thunder Road. Huge fan of The Wolf of Snow Hollow and a huge fan of Jim Cummings. Writing, directing, acting... it would seem that he has it all.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

muldjord

Oct 10, 2020

This move has a bit of an identity crisis throughout. Sometimes it's a horror movie. Sometimes it's a comedy. And sometimes it's pure crime drama. This works for some movies, undoubtedly, but for the movies that does this well they don't usually switch between these styles again and againThis move has a bit of an identity crisis throughout. Sometimes it's a horror movie. Sometimes it's a comedy. And sometimes it's pure crime drama. This works for some movies, undoubtedly, but for the movies that does this well they don't usually switch between these styles again and again throughout - they mix it. This movie keeps changing style, and it doesn't work all that well. And it makes the acting seem rather silly at times.

Apart from that, it has some interesting stuff going on. I guess I kind of guessed what was going on due to how the scenes where the crimes take place were presented. But it never completely gave it up, which kept me pondering right up until the end - even though I did end up guessing correctly.

The end, though, does fall a bit flat. But I still enjoyed watching it as a whole.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

mbeckford

Oct 13, 2020

I'm just going to say it: We need more werewolf movies. And that's not a spoiler. One of the intriguing aspects of the movie is whether the werewolf is real or not.

And "The Wolf of Snow Hollow" is one odd duck of a movie. It weaves deadpan humor with real-like family drama and genre horrorI'm just going to say it: We need more werewolf movies. And that's not a spoiler. One of the intriguing aspects of the movie is whether the werewolf is real or not.

And "The Wolf of Snow Hollow" is one odd duck of a movie. It weaves deadpan humor with real-like family drama and genre horror -- a feat that isn't easy to do and tough to review as an armchair critic.

Was the opening of this review a non-sequitur? That's exactly how many scenes of the movie leave you -- are those jarring tonal shifts or crafty blending of story/genre? Bottom line is that to rate this fairly, it deserves a re-watch.

What really makes the movie work is writer/director/star Jim Cummings' likeability and sheer passion that permeates much of the film (although his huge canines are damn distracting and suspicious given that it could be a werewolf movie!).… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

MovieTurtle

Oct 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quite the interesting experience of a movie and one I was not expecting. If you came to this movie blind, expecting a horror/thriller, you are also likely not going to get what you expect. The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a well directed and edited mystery, with fantastic sound, abounding misdirects, and a slew of dislikable characters.

From the opening sequence to the final few minutes, almost every interaction is well presented as hints to solving the mystery that ultimately fall flat. Suspicious characters, the main character having incredible hearing, social dominance interactions; all ways of making you think the Wolf is the sheriff or his son or the lead lady, but it all leads nowhere and sputters out in an unknown villain. This movie comes across as a whodunit, but it most certainly is now.

The messaging that is present throughout the movie, and I now find is even in the trailer, is extremely heavy handed. Humans are the real monsters created from anger, drinking, drugs, sex, abusive relationships, nepotism and some more subtle jabs at hidden ones like sexism. It's constantly there until the very end and even plays at undermining any kind of good value the characters may have. Alongside this is a presentation of the lack of understanding of the common people with respect to the difficulty and issues of police work that again leads to nothing but making the entire town seem like terrible people.

Ultimately, I enjoyed this movie on a technical level, the story until about half way through, and the characters almost never. I doubt I will watch it again.… Expand

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

Kraks

Oct 15, 2020

I'm pretty sure anyone saying anything positive about this film was on the crew or acted in the film. It is just awful. Someone gave cash to a Double Major in Cinema/Gender Studies and told them to run wild with it. Possibly this was a grant funded film, cause it is hard to believe anyoneI'm pretty sure anyone saying anything positive about this film was on the crew or acted in the film. It is just awful. Someone gave cash to a Double Major in Cinema/Gender Studies and told them to run wild with it. Possibly this was a grant funded film, cause it is hard to believe anyone would invest a dime into this trash.

Every other line is a talking point straight out of the Intersectionalist's Playbook. They basically skimmed Twitter and Tumblr and copied and pasted a lot of their favorite lines. There is no such thing as subtlety in Hollywood anymore, but this film even does that a disservice. Save your cash. Watch literally anything else.… Expand

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

SEE ALL 12 REVIEWS