Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012) (Blu-ray Review)
DIRECTED BY: Louis Morneau
STARRING: Ed Quinn, Stephen Rea, Steven Bauer
RATED: R/Region: A/1:78/1080P/NUMBER OF DISCS 1
AVAILABLE FROM Universal Studios
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us is the kind of movie that makes you wonder if the real monster is the werewolf—or the screenplay that summoned it. This 2012 “Universal horror” entry feels less like a revival of a classic creature and more like a cable-TV original that escaped into the wild without supervision.
Set in a vaguely European village that looks like it was assembled from leftover Van Helsing sets, the film proudly trots out every werewolf cliché it can find and then refuses to do anything interesting with them. There’s a mystery about who the beast might be, but the movie telegraphs its “twist” so loudly you half expect the characters to turn to the camera and shrug.
The cast does their best with material that seems actively hostile to human performance. Dialogue lumbers along like it’s also cursed, and emotional beats land with all the impact of a foam prop claw. When the film isn’t drowning in murky lighting, it’s busy pretending atmosphere can replace tension, character development, or basic narrative momentum.
The werewolf itself? A whole lot of buildup for a creature that feels more like a CGI screensaver than a nightmare. For a movie about savagery and transformation, it’s shockingly tame—afraid of blood, afraid of brutality, and terrified of committing to any kind of identity beyond “generic.”
By the time the credits roll, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us hasn’t offended so much as exhausted. It’s not so-bad-it’s-good; it’s so-bland-it’s-forgettable. A horror movie with no bite, no howl, and no reason to exist beyond reminding you that not every monster movie deserves to be unleashed.
Extras
- Audio Commentary
- Rated and Unrated Versions
- Deleted Scenes
- Making the Monster
- Transformation: Man to Beast
- Monster Legacy
