Movie Review: The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (2020)

Also Known As: The Werewolf  

Genre: Horror Comedy Drama  

Director: Jim Cummings  

Starring: Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Robert Forster  

Running Time: 84 minutes  

Synopsis: In the small and remote community of Snow Hollow, Utah, women are being brutally killed. The local sheriff (Robert Forster) is frail, near retirement, and useless. His son Deputy Sheriff John Marshall (Jim Cummings), a divorced recovering alcoholic, investigates with help from Detective Julia Robson (Riki Lindhome). Rumors swirl that a werewolf is on the loose, but an increasingly frantic John insists that he can catch the murderer, while trying to keep his teenaged daughter (Chloe East) safe.

What Works Well: The remote small town milieu conveys a sense of isolation, where outside help is not an option and the locals are all entangled in each others' lives. The short and sharp murderous attack scenes are well-staged. 

What Does Not Work As Well: Cluttered with inconsequential interludes and hampered by a lack of polish, this small budget production never finds a groove. Attempts at humour land awkwardly next to police incompetence, clumsy attempts at spreading suspicion, and over-the-top acting (with a lot of shouting), all hampered by inelegant scripting and barely-there character definitions.

Key Quote:

Officer Robson (under her breath): Everyone laughs until she lays out the crime scene photos...

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