This is Hammer's only werewolf film. It is not a terrible movie but it suffers from a number of structural, narrative, and pacing problems.
First off the first 30 minutes of the film are spent giving us the back story of the main character, almost all of which is totally unnecessary. Virtually all of the events and characters introduced here have no impact on the rest of the film.
After that we are subjected to roughly another 30 minutes of sheer boredom, during which nothing significant occurs. After the first hour of so the film does pick up and becomes a true werewolf film. The ending is decent and the acting is solid, so it does pay off.
The plot can be a bit silly at times such as how he became a werewolf and how to "cure" him. Both of which break with traditional werewolf lore.
Overall if you can get past the slowness and the fact that the first 30 minutes have nothing to do with the last 60 you will probably enjoy this film.
First off the first 30 minutes of the film are spent giving us the back story of the main character, almost all of which is totally unnecessary. Virtually all of the events and characters introduced here have no impact on the rest of the film.
After that we are subjected to roughly another 30 minutes of sheer boredom, during which nothing significant occurs. After the first hour of so the film does pick up and becomes a true werewolf film. The ending is decent and the acting is solid, so it does pay off.
The plot can be a bit silly at times such as how he became a werewolf and how to "cure" him. Both of which break with traditional werewolf lore.
Overall if you can get past the slowness and the fact that the first 30 minutes have nothing to do with the last 60 you will probably enjoy this film.