Wolfen
Orion Pictures | Release Date: July 24, 1981 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What is perhaps most interesting about Wolfen is that the story remains plausible given its basic assumptions, of course. This is not sci-fi, fantasy or violent escapism. It's a provoking speculation on the terms by which we share this earth with other creatures. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Although occasionally preachy, it is a fascinating horror tale that is as engrossing as it is horrifying. Read full review
70
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Wolfen is so good-looking that one tends to ignore a certain but very real inner vacuity. Read full review
70
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
The camera's vision is a fresh one, and though the wolf's eye view sequences threaten at first to become a nuisance, they are soon justified as a dramatic device, and ultimately as essential to the plot. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Wolfen is consistently more interesting than it is thrilling. Wadleigh creates a surreal point-of-view for the killers that works effectively, accented by handy digital sound. Read full review
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