Viking Wolf

Auf den ersten Blick scheint die Kombination aus Werwolf-Horror und norwegischer Produktion sehr reizvoll zu sein, aber nachdem ich den Film gesehen habe, muss ich sagen, dass ich Viking Wolf als eine Enttäuschung empfand, die nach dem tödlichen Geruch von sträflich ungenutztem Potenzial stank. Das Intro lockte mich in den Film, nur um dann etwa die Hälfte des Materials abzuwarten, bevor ein Werwolf auftaucht, der wahrscheinlich geschicktere Trickbetrüger und eine bessere Version des Drehbuchs überlistet hat, während er Menschen und Tiere zerfleischt. An einigen Stellen fand ich den Film sehr unfertig und unsinnig (die Reihe mit dem Werwolfjäger führte in diese Richtung). Außerdem war es schwer, mit der Protagonistin zu sympathisieren, die vehement versuchte, dem Zuschauer ihre Abneigung zu vermitteln. Durch das Nachzeichnen der allmählichen Verwandlung, die besser war als der Werwolf selbst, und der schwesterlichen Beziehung liegt ein Vergleich mit Ginger Snaps - Das Biest in dir auf der Hand - der jedoch eine gruseligere Atmosphäre und Optik hatte. Schade - wahrscheinlich gab es bei der Produktion des Films eine schlechte Vollmondkonstellation! (12.02.2023)

After a long time, a solid werewolf horror film with Norwegian mythology. The film is set in the Norwegian town of Nybo, where a young girl moves in with her police officer mother to start a new life, only to soon feel the horror very keenly when she and her classmates are attacked by a "wolf". At first the film feels like a Norwegian crime drama, where instead of the hunt for a killer, we have the hunt for unknown beasts. We also have a predator expert who points out that it's a lycan. The film feels very authentic and the you get the feeling that this could easily happen, even though you know it is fantasy and myth. This is what the Norwegians are good at. I liked the wolf’s background from the Viking period and the whole mythology around Lycans is explained nicely. I also have praise appreciate the look of the werewolf itself – the Norwegians have their own interpretation on it, so it looks more like a wild wolf, but with the characteristics of a werewolf. Finally, we get a proper monster that that makes a mockery all the stuffed animals we've seen over the last few years. The film also has decent performances, nice Norwegian scenery, and decently brutal shots of mutilated corpses. The sequence in the cave doesn't lack for great atmosphere either, and the finale in the streets is delicious – though I could have imagined a much bigger carnage. Good for me, a fan of werewolf and animal horror shouldn't grumble too much, among genre relatives this is definitely above average. Viewers uninterested in material only focused on the script and ignore the rest will be disappointed. And good for them! 7/10. (03.02.2023)

There aren't many good werewolf movies, this Norwegian attempt is at least watchable, but I can't speak about any significant satisfaction with myself. Although there are some pretty cruel things happening in the second half, the impact on me was minimal. On top of that, the hairy monster looks very CGI. If I have to look back at recent werewolf films, last year's Eight for Silver was much better. (04.02.2023)