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Wolves

Unleash the beast

2014 · 1h 30m · R Action, Horror
Directed by David Hayter

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Overview

The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end| who's really hunting whom?

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
16%
Tomatometer
Rotten

While it's a painless watch, "Wolves" looks comparatively bland as an adolescent male answer to Canada's last notable bigscreen werewolf effort, the femme-focused "Ginger Snaps" franchise.

Dennis Harvey, Variety
Rotten

Swoopy-haired star Lucas Till makes for a credible young western-style hero, but even he's upended by the often silly, inconsistent story.

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Wolves limps along with a clunker of a script and unremarkable effects.

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Rotten

As unoriginal as its title, David Hayter's "Wolves" is yet another hoary, hairy transformation narrative featuring lycanthropy as a metaphor for coming of age.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh

The first 30 minutes of this cheap-looking monster drama are admittedly rough going. But once the "Twilight"-meets-"Sons of Anarchy" silliness kicks in, there's a lovable lunacy at work.

Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News

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