Horror

Howl

Starchild Pictures

United Kingdom

English

Ed Speleers

Shauna Macdonald

Elliot Cowan

Holly Weston

Amit Shah

Rosie Day

Ryan Oliva

Sam Gittins

Calvin A. Dean

Brett Goldstein

Duncan Preston

Ania Marson

Sean Pertwee

Robert Strange

Ross Mullan

Joel Phillimore

Phelim Kelly

Paul Hyett

Mark Huckerby

Nick Ostler

Martin Gentles

Ed King

Adam Biddle

Agnieszka Liggett

Manuel Puro

Raquel Azevedo

Ricky Eyres

Harriet Thompson

Jenna Wrage

Rachel Coenen

Ray McNeill

Ruth Sullivan

Markus Moll

Calle Halldin

Simon Webber

Timo Nahri

Gustav Törnroth

Dion M. Casey

Andy Johnson

Ed Miller

Christopher Raphael

Stefan D'Bart

Catherine Derry

Lou Bogue

Liz West

Brian Dowling

Terry Lambert

Blake Maslin

Paul Edward-Francis

David Higginson

Lee Brazier

Patrick James Stephens

***Good “Werewolves on a Train” flick, but no depth or moral***

When a train in England is forced to make an emergency stop in a notorious forest, the passengers have to work together to survive the night against a pack of… werewolves. 

"Howl" (2015) is an English production that combines the werewolves of “Howling VI: The Freaks” (1991) and “Dog Soldiers” (2002) with the train survival situation of “Short Walk to Daylight” (1972); the British countryside and characters also bring to mind “Dog Soldiers.” While the plot is naturally reminiscent of “Horror Express” (1972), “Howl” isn’t really like that movie mostly due to the modern setting (the events in “Horror Express” take place just after the Victorian Era in 1906).

It's an effective werewolf flick and good in many ways, but there's no meat on the bones. In the end it's pointless. But maybe that's the nihilistic non-message? There are three fairly worthy women, but the creators never really take advantage of their presence.  

The film runs 1 hour, 29 minutes and was shot Black Park Country Park, Buckinghamshire, England and London (train interiors and station).

GRADE: B- (6/10

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