Wolfkin (AKA Kommunioun) (2022) Review

Wolfkin (AKA Kommunioun) (2022) Review

Single mother Elaine is disturbed by her son Martin’s aggressive behaviour and sudden physical changes, she visits his late father’s estranged family in small-town Luxembourg – where a much darker secret lurks. When she realizes that Martin could become like them, Elaine is forced into a desperate fight for her son’s future.

Directed and co-written by Jacques Molitor WOLFKIN boasts top drawer acting, production values and practical effects and often reminds one of the vibes that worked so well for LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) to it but is far from a movie in that can sit in that same esteemed league, WOLFKIN is good but it’s not THAT good. For starters the film’s pacing might prove too slow for some and for the most part the horror elements take a back seat to family-based drama.

Plotwise there’s nothing new in this movie from Luxembourg on offer here but what there is has been done well all the same. WOLFKIN takes werewolf mythology and anchors it in the ‘real world’, however I still think the likes of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON did the same, anchoring a gothic myth in a contemporary setting, and did so with a little more flavouring.

Louise Manteau, as the boy’s mother, provides both WOLFKIN’s heart and soul and provides a strong anchor and elsewhere there’s a couple of cute beefy, bearded guys onscreen (sorry, it’s a weakness of mine) to liven things up. It’s a well-made film and one that I wish that I could have liked more, as it is, it’s well-produced and acted but needed a little more oomph to elevate it above the average.

The pic, starring Louise Manteau, Victor Dieu, Marja-Leena Junker, and Jules Werner will be released on DVD and Digital platforms August 8.

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