Ty Watches "Werewolves Within"

I recently watched a movie I enjoyed. I feel like I have been seeing movies that I had high hopes for and they turn out to be not so good. It is kind of a bummer to be frank. But the movie I just watched, I had no idea really what it was going to be. The movie in question is called "Werewolves Within".

I had read that it was based on a video game, and since I do not play many video games, I had no idea what the game was like. I guess the game is a role player game, and you hunt werewolves. Seems easy enough, but those games are not for me. But, I did also see that Sam Richardson was a producer, and he was going to be the star. This got me hype when I read about it. I adore Richardson. He is so funny. He is unassumingly funny. He plays an every man type guy, but an every man that happens to be funny as hell. That kind of piqued my interest in this movie. Then I saw the reviews when it was released, and people seemed to really like it. It got really solid reviews in fact. When I checked the other day it was at, or around, 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and the user score was in the upper 80's. I usually dismiss critics' reviews when it is a movie I want to see, but it is a nice plus when reviews are, for the most part, very good. It makes it easier to swallow.

So I sat down the other day to fold laundry and that was going to be my time to watch. I had a ton to fold, so 90 minutes seemed perfect. And I truly enjoyed what I saw. This is a good movie. It has good scares and good humor. It is beautifully shot too. The snow and mountains and the CGI used at the end, it was done really well. The look of the cold actually made me cold when watching. And as I assumed, Richardson was wonderful. He is a forest ranger who moves to a new town. He is there to help the community reconcile a law that is trying to be passed by a gas and oil man. Then a random attack happens to a neighborhood dog and the townspeople start to turn against one another. Everyone thinks everyone else is a werewolf because the simple idea of one is floated by Richardson. It only gets wilder and scarier and funnier from there on out. Richardson stands out, but so does the rest of a great ensemble cast. Milana Vayntrub plays the town mail person. She is funny, sweet and seems to have a secret that she simply won't reveal. I really enjoyed her in this movie. Catherine Curtin is the B&B owner who's husband was one of the wolf's victims. She too is great. Wayne Duvall is the oil tycoon who is as old school and country as they come. Michaela Watkins and Michael Chernus are the crazy town people. Watkins makes wild dolls and Chernus is too handsy with other members of the town. Cheyenne Jackson and Harvey Guillen are a married rich couple who own a small vacation house in the town. They are hilarious. George Basil and Sarah Burns are another couple that are hoosier and dumb and love and hate one another at the same time. They both have some excellent line reads in the movie. Glenn Fleshler plays Emerson. He is the town recluse and the one everyone blames from the start. He also has a great story involving Mr Rogers. And Rebecca Henderson is the doctor in town fighting the oil tycoon. She is creepy and perfect in her role.

This movie, and this has been said many times, reminded me of a modern day "Clue". I was trying to figure out the twist the whole time, and it did not happen for me until it was fully revealed. I love when that happens. I had all these theories going on in my head, and they seemed to change every five minutes or so.

I love this movie. I love how it was all resolved. I thought the actors did a wonderful job. I am not going to get the video game, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I was semi interested in what the game looks like now. If you want a solid scare and a very good laugh, watch this movie. It is totally worth your 90 minutes.

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

Come and support Ty and the podcast on Patreon.

Follow Ty on instagram and twitter.

SeedSing is funded by a group of awesome people. Join them by donating to SeedSing.