“I’m concerned about your boundaries. What’s too much for you?”
Frenzied in an alarmingly subdued way, Werewolf poetically explores the complexities of recovery and codependency in a slice of life film that feels both familiar and refreshing.
Grounded in its cold yet beautiful aesthetic and Bhreagh MacNeil’s exceptional performance, Ashley McKenzie’s debut is a quietly powerful one. I was incredibly impressed with the story produced. The 78 minute runtime feels longer than it is but not in a bad way. Instead, the runtime seems to linger, almost mimicking Vanessa’s struggles to move forward when so much is calling her backward.
The minimal scoring grounds the film in that lovely subgenre of naturalist based filmmaking, helping bring extra weight to the beautifully intentional cinematography.
A wonderful, underrated gem.