I would recommend this movie to werewolf fans, but not to a general audience. The story is good, the direction is good (especially the shots of the moon), Oliver Reed is quite good, and all the pieces seem to be in place, but somehow it does not all add up the way it should.
For one thing, despite some eerie moments it is not a frightening film. This may be because the white-haired makeup job makes Reed look more like a child's stuffed animal than a vicious werewolf. There is also a big big mistake at the ending (SPOILER alert!) when Reed, after being killed at last, retains his werewolf form in death. How much more poignant to have him revert to his human form as her perishes - to underscore not the justice but the tragedy of the killing.
For one thing, despite some eerie moments it is not a frightening film. This may be because the white-haired makeup job makes Reed look more like a child's stuffed animal than a vicious werewolf. There is also a big big mistake at the ending (SPOILER alert!) when Reed, after being killed at last, retains his werewolf form in death. How much more poignant to have him revert to his human form as her perishes - to underscore not the justice but the tragedy of the killing.