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Frequent Joss Whedon collaborator Felicia Day (Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) makes her own bid for Buffyhood with this promisingly straightforward horror/action combo, originally intended as a series pilot. Day stars as Red (fairy-tale reference definitely intended), the latest in a long line of supernatural game wardens sworn to keep the local werewolf population in check. As she attempts to introduce her FBI agent boyfriend (Kavan Smith) into the fold, she must also counter a new threat from a mysterious stranger (horror stalwart Stephen McHattie, wearing what appears to be U2's old Joshua Tree duds) with the ability to Wolf Out at will. Like many films produced for the SyFy Channel, this bears the distinct mark of budgetary limitations, most notably in a few background special effects that appear to be Colorformed directly onto the negative. In its favor, however, director Sheldon Wilson dispenses with much of the tongue-in-cheek humor now standard in the genre and treats his otherworldly subject seriously, culminating in a nicely Grimm finale. As for Day, she handles her transition to lead status with aplomb, dispensing spin kicks, romantic scenes, and midair crossbow trick shots with equal amounts of gusto. Even if its ambitions eventually overstep its means, Red sports enough intriguing elements here to create hope that the plans for a series come to fruition. Start your petitions, fans. --Andrew Wright
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Virginia “Red” Sullivan (Felicia Day, The Guild) leads a group of werewolf hunters, safeguarding the pact between humans and the werewolves. When a new breed of rogue werewolves led by Gabriel (Stephen McHattie, Watchmen) break the truce between hunters and wolves, Red sets out to kill Gabriel to save mankind. It is now up to Red to prevent a full-fledged werewolf takeover.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Felicia Day versus the Big Bad Wolf and the vagaries of partnering with SyFy
February 27, 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Even geek goddesses sometimes phone it in. RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER is yet another take on Little Red Riding Hood. Except that, in terms of watchability, it's nowhere near the realm of THE COMPANY OF WOLVES or Reese Witherspoon's FREEWAY or even the animated parody HOODWINKED. At least in 2011's RED RIDING HOOD, one can commend Amanda Seyfried for her very good performance while damning the script that let her down. The highlight of RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER for me was ogling Felicia Day in her black leathers. RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER, a 2010 SyFy television horror feature, may fill you with dread, but, embarrassingly, not in the way the film intends. Ennui sets in pretty quickly.
Virginia "Red" Sullivan (Day) is a modern-day descendant of Little Red Riding Hood. "Red" isn't a fond nickname as much as it is an honorific bestowed on the first-born daughter in each generation of a family of werewolf hunters. A truce exists between the Sullivan clan and the remaining werewolf packs. Providing the werewolves stay deep, deep in the woods, the Sullivans will desist from declaring it open season on lycanthropes. Still, the Sullivans aren't about to have a yard sale on black leather threads and their arsenal of silver weaponry.
But then a rogue werewolf named Gabriel (Stephen McHattie) comes along and shatters the tentative peace. Although it's never really explained, Gabriel is a terrifying new breed that can phase at will, who isn't at all restrained by the lack of a full moon. Gabriel has seized leadership of the pack and now he's making a move on the Sullivans. Luckily for the humans, FBI agent Virginia Sullivan picked the perfect time to visit her family homestead. But she may regret bringing along her fiance, fellow federal agent Nathan Kessler (Kavan Smith). Some family secrets aren't meant to be shared.
The cast's uniformly wet blanket acting is infectious; the movie, like its actors, immediately assumes a leaden monotone. I'm a big fan of Felicia Day and was surprised at how detached she seemed. There's no chemistry to ignite those scenes between her and Kavan Smith. In fact, more sparks fly from the combustible werewolves than from the two leads. It's ironic that Kavan Smith actually exhibits more soulfulness in his role of the robotic Deputy Andy in EUREKA. Anyway, I'm still getting used to the notion of Felicia Day as a steely action heroine. Her patented nerdy, gamine charm is pretty non-existent in this flick. Besides, she's more nails in her recent web series DRAGON AGE: REDEMPTION (which is also not her best work). Stephen McHattie - who effectively plays the sinister preacher on HAVEN - goes overboard with the strident speeches. He also seems to be channeling Lance Henriksen's weathered facial wrinkles and grooves.
RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER lifts a page from the Buffyverse in that it features werewolf corpses who disintegrate into flames, maybe because it shares the same budget restrictions. The CG-rendered werewolves don't look polished; they move jarringly. Another concern is the tepid lack of bloodletting and gore and action set pieces. I'm all for establishing a foreboding atmosphere, but this is supposed to be an action horror film. At some point, the fur and silver shivs must fly. But they don't fly enough. Most egregiously, the heroine fails to engage the viewer, and I do somewhat fault Felicia Day for that. I wasn't invested at all in her character or her derring-dos or in her relationship with her fiance (which does become a focal point of the plot). It'll take repeated viewings of "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?" on YouTube to wash off this sense of being let down.
Virginia "Red" Sullivan (Day) is a modern-day descendant of Little Red Riding Hood. "Red" isn't a fond nickname as much as it is an honorific bestowed on the first-born daughter in each generation of a family of werewolf hunters. A truce exists between the Sullivan clan and the remaining werewolf packs. Providing the werewolves stay deep, deep in the woods, the Sullivans will desist from declaring it open season on lycanthropes. Still, the Sullivans aren't about to have a yard sale on black leather threads and their arsenal of silver weaponry.
But then a rogue werewolf named Gabriel (Stephen McHattie) comes along and shatters the tentative peace. Although it's never really explained, Gabriel is a terrifying new breed that can phase at will, who isn't at all restrained by the lack of a full moon. Gabriel has seized leadership of the pack and now he's making a move on the Sullivans. Luckily for the humans, FBI agent Virginia Sullivan picked the perfect time to visit her family homestead. But she may regret bringing along her fiance, fellow federal agent Nathan Kessler (Kavan Smith). Some family secrets aren't meant to be shared.
The cast's uniformly wet blanket acting is infectious; the movie, like its actors, immediately assumes a leaden monotone. I'm a big fan of Felicia Day and was surprised at how detached she seemed. There's no chemistry to ignite those scenes between her and Kavan Smith. In fact, more sparks fly from the combustible werewolves than from the two leads. It's ironic that Kavan Smith actually exhibits more soulfulness in his role of the robotic Deputy Andy in EUREKA. Anyway, I'm still getting used to the notion of Felicia Day as a steely action heroine. Her patented nerdy, gamine charm is pretty non-existent in this flick. Besides, she's more nails in her recent web series DRAGON AGE: REDEMPTION (which is also not her best work). Stephen McHattie - who effectively plays the sinister preacher on HAVEN - goes overboard with the strident speeches. He also seems to be channeling Lance Henriksen's weathered facial wrinkles and grooves.
RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER lifts a page from the Buffyverse in that it features werewolf corpses who disintegrate into flames, maybe because it shares the same budget restrictions. The CG-rendered werewolves don't look polished; they move jarringly. Another concern is the tepid lack of bloodletting and gore and action set pieces. I'm all for establishing a foreboding atmosphere, but this is supposed to be an action horror film. At some point, the fur and silver shivs must fly. But they don't fly enough. Most egregiously, the heroine fails to engage the viewer, and I do somewhat fault Felicia Day for that. I wasn't invested at all in her character or her derring-dos or in her relationship with her fiance (which does become a focal point of the plot). It'll take repeated viewings of "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?" on YouTube to wash off this sense of being let down.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
So where does one begin with a review of this mess.
The writing....lukewarm at best would be fair. The story has some of the largest plot holes I have ever seen outside of an Ed Wood film...and that's saying a lot. Repeated use of the terms werewolf, Nathan, and hunter get to the point where it becomes more fun counting how long before they are uttered again. The writer simply didn't get a passing grade on this project in school but was so in love with the premise figured it would still be workable if it could have some geek appeal in its casting of a fan favourite Felicia (please be my next wife) Day.
Special effects...hmm what makes them so very special is they allow you to use your imagination....constantly. Budget constraints kept production from showing the werewolves crisp up Buffy or Blade style treating the viewer instead to bursts of flame behind any convenient objects, cars, walls, crewmembers.
Editing and sound. Completely random edits make the film feel as though you are always missing something. It also allows for increasingly large plot holes to develop. Much of the time audio sounds culled from a studio voice over session with odd echoes and quality.
Now to the acting. Normally I like the cast. On paper it should have worked as I have seen them all perform in other projects and been impressed by their varying ranges and strengths. In this film though we are treated to seeing some of the most wooden performances this side of a marionette convention.
Watching Red made me laugh, yet not in a good way. It made me get involved by shouting corrections at the screen. You will be left to wonder why they simply didn't use silver bullets in machine guns as they seem to have an abundance of it to begin with.
Advice on this one.
If you like Felicia Day and want a peek...watch it, but do it with a friend as you won't be able to not have a few quips here and there.
Once the film is done though, you will want some hot water and soap to get the stink off.
The writing....lukewarm at best would be fair. The story has some of the largest plot holes I have ever seen outside of an Ed Wood film...and that's saying a lot. Repeated use of the terms werewolf, Nathan, and hunter get to the point where it becomes more fun counting how long before they are uttered again. The writer simply didn't get a passing grade on this project in school but was so in love with the premise figured it would still be workable if it could have some geek appeal in its casting of a fan favourite Felicia (please be my next wife) Day.
Special effects...hmm what makes them so very special is they allow you to use your imagination....constantly. Budget constraints kept production from showing the werewolves crisp up Buffy or Blade style treating the viewer instead to bursts of flame behind any convenient objects, cars, walls, crewmembers.
Editing and sound. Completely random edits make the film feel as though you are always missing something. It also allows for increasingly large plot holes to develop. Much of the time audio sounds culled from a studio voice over session with odd echoes and quality.
Now to the acting. Normally I like the cast. On paper it should have worked as I have seen them all perform in other projects and been impressed by their varying ranges and strengths. In this film though we are treated to seeing some of the most wooden performances this side of a marionette convention.
Watching Red made me laugh, yet not in a good way. It made me get involved by shouting corrections at the screen. You will be left to wonder why they simply didn't use silver bullets in machine guns as they seem to have an abundance of it to begin with.
Advice on this one.
If you like Felicia Day and want a peek...watch it, but do it with a friend as you won't be able to not have a few quips here and there.
Once the film is done though, you will want some hot water and soap to get the stink off.
14 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Cooleo
Format:DVD
Red: Werewolf Hunter is a SyFy movie. It is still a very enjoyable film! A terrific cast including Felicia Day, Kavan Smith, Greg Bryk, and Stephen McHattie each delivered terrific overall performances. The premise was a new take on the Red Riding Hood theme and is really a great idea. The special effects/ CGI were better then the other reviews may have you believe, and fun to watch.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
meh
I really like sci-fi/monster movies and enjoyed watching Felicia and Kavan again (I'm a Eureka fan) but the story here needs some work.
Published 4 days ago by Matt Brownfield
3.0 out of 5 stars
Swing and a Miss
I'll be honest, I'm a Felicia Day fan. Not quite one of the "Our red-haired goddess of geekdom can do no wrong" types, but bordering pretty close. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chad Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
Red: Werewolf Hunter
This is a made-for-TV-movie. But that doesn't mean the production values are bad, everything was pretty good. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David E. Milligan
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT MOVIE
I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE ON THE SY-FY CHANNEL AND LIKE IT SO MUCH I BOUGHT.IT.
HAD TO WAIT FOR ITS RELEASE AND GLAD IT CAME OUT ON DVD.
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT...........
HAD TO WAIT FOR ITS RELEASE AND GLAD IT CAME OUT ON DVD.
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT...........
Published 2 months ago by SANDRA L. WARE
5.0 out of 5 stars
FELICIA DAY IS A JOY
I FIRST SAW THE MOVIE ON THE SY-FY CHANNEL; AT LEAST THE ABRIEVIATED VERSION THEY WANTED TO SHOW YOU. Read more
Published 5 months ago by NICK E.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Really A Bad Werewolf Movie
A descendant of Little Red Riding Hood, Virginia 'Red' Sullivan, played by Felicia Day brings her fiancé home to meet her family and to also reveal their occupation as... Read more
Published 5 months ago by OldSarge
4.0 out of 5 stars
Modern Little Red Riding Hood, all grown up
"Red: Werewolf Hunter" (2010) Stars Felicia Day as a modern descendent of Little Red Riding Hood, who brings her fiance home to meet her family. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Wuchak
3.0 out of 5 stars
Needs a Do-Over
It was made in conjunction with the SyFy channel. So, I was not expecting much. Most of their movies are pretty weak. I saw it has Felicia Day in it and I suddenly expected more. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gary P. Hintermeier
3.0 out of 5 stars
Red Shooting Hood (spoilers)
Most werewolf stories are either done very right, or very wrong. "Red: Werewolf Hunter" hovers somewhere in the middle -- a story that's compelling and some great acting from... Read more
Published 14 months ago by E. A Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars
OK, I liked it. Guilty pleasure.
It's not destined to be a classic. No Academy Awards. They never do explain how the chief evil one managed to learn how to change to a wolf even when the moon isn't full. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Donald Cain
