Blood & Chocolate – Die Nacht der Werwölfe (2007)

Blood u0026 Chocolate – Die Nacht der Werwölfe: Directed by Katja von Garnier. With Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann. A teenage werewolf is torn between honoring her family’s secret and her love for a man.

“we went into this film because everything else at the theater seemed boring. The name blood and chocolate almost made me miss it. I expected some Spanish arty film with that name. IMDb writers said enough to make the idea of seeing this film especially since most of the academy award nominees seem like freak show films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe era of classic vampire and werewolf movies has been over for over 20 years. Since than, we have seen a few, but those films were parodies or desperately tried to be different. This film is more a throwback to the old werewolf films. It is set in Bucharest, so the scenery is terrific. Nothing is too graphic. Many old classic, Gothic buildings and rainy Romanian nights are shown. The special effects are good when people turn into wolves, we see real wolves. The wolves are not that scary unless they growl but the situations are tense at times. Silver is still the main protection against werewolves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe idea that the wolves hunt in packs add a new tense dimension to wolf man movies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe 3 lead actors are fine. The first ten minutes with dance club scenes seem as if this film may be a cheap sleazy type film but it quickly veers into a film with a story full of Eastern European atmosphere. The major complaint by viewers seems to be that it was not like the book. This was also the complaint for Eragon. For viewers who had not read the book, this would not be a problem. This is not a film that pushes tolerance or some morality issues. It is just a werewolf film and the werewolves are not entirely bad. The film obviously is not a major classic like the old Hammer American International films but it is worth a look! Is destiny or personal decisions the main point? Perhaps one says one thing but the evidence contradicts the statement.”