2/29/2024 0 Comments Robert forster wolf of snow hollowMuch more than a mere horror-comedy, “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” applies those two genres on top of a tale that’s really a family-focused drama. But if you’re itching for epic werewolf action, this movie won’t scratch your fur either. Butchered bodies create gruesome sights spattered with grisly practical gore on occasion. In the story, a series of murders attributed to a werewolf shakes a small ski resort town. You also aren’t going to get a huge amount of horror. It just isn’t sharpened to cut with laugh out loud hilarity. “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” hones a comedic edge on one side of its blade. Actions or words might make them momentarily funny, yet they’re rarely trying to be. Characters are of the quietly quirky variety, a little like the homegrown locals of “Fargo” but with more subtle peculiarities. “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” isn’t “Shaun of the Dead” or “Dead Alive.” It’s not even “Re-Animator” or “Happy Death Day” ( review here), although those two titles inch closer to how “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” employs dry comedy with soft brush strokes to add a light glaze of levity.įor the most part, “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” takes place in reality, or at least a reality within arm’s reach. You won’t hear people talking in sharp-barbed zingers that were clearly crafted by professional comedians when they’re supposed to be spontaneous exchanges of ordinary people. You won’t see someone slipping on a blood pool like it’s Daffy Duck’s banana peel. “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” isn’t written to be a platform for rapid-fire jokes or a showcase of silly skits. We don’t want anyone opening the wrong can due to a generic label. That’s not inaccurate, although for expectations’ sake, we should be specific about the distinct flavor that comes from the film’s blend of genres. “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” comes billed as a horror-comedy. John stresses about his relationship with his daughter as he and Julia help Jenna move into her new dorm. John then shoots Paul several times before collapsing in the snow from his injuries. Julia shoots Paul before he can kill John. Paul puts on his werewolf costume and flees outside. Paul stabs John, but lets him go when police backup arrives. Paul realizes John deduced he is the killer. Paul’s height and a slip of the tongue rouse John’s suspicions. Julia realizes John was right about the murderer being a man and concludes the killer disguised himself in a werewolf costume.Īt the same time, John returns items to taxidermist Paul Carnury. PJ also calls to tell Julia he found a sewing needle in Brianne’s belongings. Julia finds a spool of thread among the evidence. John begins making amends by returning evidence to various people. Julia talks to John about getting sober again. John still fires the coroner for having previously thrown a beer bottle at his patrol car. The coroner concludes the junkie was the killer and the case is closed. Police find a dead junkie with a wolf tattoo and a dead victim outside his trailer. John’s self-abusive behavior worries Jenna. John’s subsequent relapse causes him to crash his car. While John is away from the hospital, Sheriff Hadley dies. John breaks into Brock’s house to threaten Jenna’s boyfriend. Jenna recovers in the hospital next to her grandfather. Jenna screams at her father for caring more about capturing the killer than her wellbeing. John races to the scene and frightens the creature away with his shotgun. The werewolf attacks John’s daughter Jenna while she makes out with her boyfriend Brock in a Jeep. John finally convinces his father to retire and Sheriff Hadley is admitted to the hospital for a heart murmur. The stress of the case compels John to relapse. The werewolf later murders Liz and her three-year-old daughter. Liz Fairchild has an unsettling encounter with a tall, unidentified local man at a diner. Julia and John bring Brianne’s belongings back to PJ. Forensic evidence suggests a wolf killed the woman, leading to worried rumors about a “wolfman” loose in Snow Hollow. The werewolf kills a snowboard instructor. John also deals with sharing custody of his 17-year-old daughter Jenna with his bitter ex-wife Brittany. John concurrently tries convincing his ailing father Sheriff Hadley to lay low on the case due to his poor health. Recovering alcoholic John Marshall investigates the murder with fellow officers Julia Robson, Gutierrez, Chavez, and Bo. Following an altercation with two rude locals at a bar, a werewolf slaughters Brianne outside the couple’s rented cabin. PJ Palfrey and his girlfriend Brianne Paulson vacation in the small resort town of Snow Hollow.
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