Not “Dog Soldiers” by any means, but definitely effective and unique enough to be scary. Perhaps because this film is essentially based on a true story (and VERY loosely based… I don’t think anyone died in the real Bray Road incidents), that it let’s the film makers produce a better horror movie. Not that this is terrible, and for what it’s worth, even that feels more sincere and less phoned in than more recent Asylum films. Meaning, that some of the dialogue still has that cable-TV vibe. The acting, is still a bit “Asylum” in tone.
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There are other effective “horror” shots and sequences in this movie that, although could be critiqued as “cliche”, are still a lot of fun, and are often overlooked toady.
Little half-second framing and blocking decisions, like that one in the opening forest chase, are kind of a lost art in today’s films. Certain little things, like a female in distress running out of frame, immediately followed by a werewolf jumping into the same frame from the side, and giving a menacing look for half a second… look so well done when done right (and they are, here). I had to rewind them all, wither to catch them (they’re fast), or just to re-watch and enjoy. The attack scenes are violent, quick, and actually very well done. The pacing, writing, plot, and effects are all on point. More of a sincere effort, instead of (as one can assume), an entire cast and crew knowing they signed on for a turn-and-burn production. As the film progresses, you can certainly see the “Asylum” style everywhere you look, but it’s still somehow… different. Also… this is an Asylum production?! Interesting… I suppose in 2005, this must have been one of their first films? Not sure on that… but it’s interesting.
More on this a bit later, but that’s obviously a pleasant surprise. Immediately, the production values are a little better than I had expected. I originally heard Linda Godfrey interviewed by Ian Punnett sometime back in the early 2000’s, so I really have no idea why it’s taken me this long to see this movie.
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It happens to be based on the book “The Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin’s Werewolf ”, which is a non-fiction book by reporter Linda Godfrey, about a series of sightings in Elkhorn, Wisconsin of a werewolf-like creature. Since I’m an OG werewolf/dogman/beast of Bray road fan… I knew about this movie before it even came out in 2005. This has been on my “to watch list” for a long while- roughly 15 years.
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