Really liked this movie for about half an hour or so. Has a real 80's vibe to it in the beginning thanks to location, shot selection and the very much "every girl, but still hot" teenage lead.
Once we get passed the intros and the setup it starts to fall apart a bit. There's very little in the way of intrigue as the mystery of what's happening is pushed to the side for an extended confrontation that didn't need to happen till the 3rd act, but instead happens near the end of the first act. The problem with that is once we know all the particulars it sort of goes from horror/mystery into Nickleodeonesque comedy, which just doesn't work. Kevin Sorbo as a chicken shit, washed up, TV hunting show star should be gold, but he's not given much to work with.
The special effects are horrid, just putrid. The main werewolf is atrocious looking, and a secondary werewolf is literally nothing more than a dude in bad, cheap, mask. It's distracting how bad it is.
Very much loved the casting of the leads as they all look like teenagers (don't know if they actually are or not) and not 25 year olds playing 17 year olds.
The guy who plays the neighbor however is supposed to be a hottie and instead looks like a young Robert Patrick whom i don't think anyone would ever consider leading romantic man material, but I can sort of overlook this.
As I said, it falls apart big time about half way thru once the chasing, hunting, killing starts as it goes from serious to comedy too much and drags on in a cliched, disappointing manner.
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