An American Werewolf In London Movie Review

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An American Werewolf In London Movie Review

Not What I Expected

I saw An American Werewolf In London a little bit ago, and it was an alright film. What I'm most surprised about is, how few werewolf films there are.

An American Werewolf In London follows David ( David Naughton) and his friend Jack, two Americans traveling through England. They come across a small town which is awfully suspicious, and when they leave, they're attacked by a Werewolf. David survives and is brought to a hospital in London. Now he has to face becoming the monster which nearly killed him.

I thought this was a plain horror movie, but for some reason I didn't know going into the film, it was a horror-comedy. That said, I found the comedy to be pretty good. I was surprised at how many times I caught myself chuckling.

Regarding the cinematography, there aren't to many creative shots in the film. Everything is pretty standard, accept when the werewolf comes into play.

The actor, David Naughton, gave the best performance in An American Werewolf In London. Some of the side characters seemed stilted. I don't know if it was the script, the directing, or if the actors were just not that good. I won't complain about David Naughton though. I would like to see more of his films.

Another thing that was annoying in the film was how long it took for the werewolf transformation to happen. I'm not complaining about the actual transformation itself, because it was fantastic. What I am complaining about is how far into the film it takes for the first transformation. They really should have done it sooner.

The one thing which really got me was the ending. I was not a fan of this films ending, and it has a similar problem as many other 80s film endings. It just ends. There should be an after scene, or some sort of resolution from the climax, but no, the movie ends. This didn't feel right to me and I thought it was a lazy way to end a decent flick.

Would I recommend seeing, An American Werewolf In London? If you have the craving for a werewolf film, or a horror-comedy, then yeah I think I would recommend it. Even with all its faults, An American Werewolf In London, is still enjoyable.

final score: 3.3/5

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