An American Werewolf in Victorian London
The Wolfman, Dir. Joe Johnston, 2010
This film has the same problem as The Haunting, which was released about 11 years ago: lots of CGI and established actors lost to a crap script based on an original (and superior) film. Ok, so maybe the original Wolfman from 1941 wasn't exactly brilliant, but I bet its original audience got more spooked than anyone who has seen this latest version. The problem is that nobody bothered updating the original screenplay or paying attention to some gaping plot holes (e.g. Scotland Yard hold the hero as their main suspect even though dozens of people from the local community saw him try to kill the werewolf and get hurt in the process.) Everyone does their best to squeeze something worthwhile out of their roles - especially Emily Blunt - but there's very little to be found. Sadly, the CGI leaves nothing to the imagination and we get a werewolf that's more like a slasher psycho than a supernatural creature. On a positive note, Silence of the Lambs gets referenced in a great scene set in a mental asylum in London as well as An American Werewolf in London when the creature runs amok in what looks like Trafalgar Square and topples a Victorian bus. A sad case of "could have been".