With this film added to Disney Plus it, unfortunately for me, becamse the next film alphabetically for me to watch. Whilst it's not severely lacking in any one area, it's all that bit second rate and really struggled to keep my (admittedly not target demographic) focus on it.
Freddy Lupin (llai Swindells) is a young man, whose father Flashheart (Jai Courtney) is the head of a Werewolf pack. For reasons not really explained, the pack perform rescues and other acts of daring do and Freddy is eager to join them, so accompanies as best in his human form. His decision causes the apparent death of his father and expose the Werewolves to Foxwell Cripp (Rhys Darby). Years later, Freddy is about to transform for the first time and claim his birth right as head of the pack, but instead of a wolf, he transforms into the Wolves hated foes, a dog.
There's a lot going on in this films plot, probably too much if I'm honest. Reading that it's adapted from a book has me wondering if it's actually the plot of several books squeezed into one film. I won't say that I couldn't follow it, but it's complexity, combined with my inability to remain focused on it meant I'd struggle to tell you what it's actually about. The theme is probably seeing the similarities in the 'other' side and coming together, which is noble enough, but in terms of actual plot it's a bit lacklustre.
The vocal performances are pretty good, particularly some of the notable names like Darby, Courtney, Jane Lynch and Samara Weaving, who shows up in the films second half. The musical choices are terrible though. Visually it's fine, the price for full CGI animation has been falling for years and there's now a fairly standard "illumination-esque" style that seems readily available and "100% Wolf" is right in that wheelhouse.
Let's not go too overboard in our abuse of what is essentially a cheaply produced kids film, but it's genuinely lacking in most areas and certainly nowhere near some of the top tier work in this genre.
Freddy Lupin (llai Swindells) is a young man, whose father Flashheart (Jai Courtney) is the head of a Werewolf pack. For reasons not really explained, the pack perform rescues and other acts of daring do and Freddy is eager to join them, so accompanies as best in his human form. His decision causes the apparent death of his father and expose the Werewolves to Foxwell Cripp (Rhys Darby). Years later, Freddy is about to transform for the first time and claim his birth right as head of the pack, but instead of a wolf, he transforms into the Wolves hated foes, a dog.
There's a lot going on in this films plot, probably too much if I'm honest. Reading that it's adapted from a book has me wondering if it's actually the plot of several books squeezed into one film. I won't say that I couldn't follow it, but it's complexity, combined with my inability to remain focused on it meant I'd struggle to tell you what it's actually about. The theme is probably seeing the similarities in the 'other' side and coming together, which is noble enough, but in terms of actual plot it's a bit lacklustre.
The vocal performances are pretty good, particularly some of the notable names like Darby, Courtney, Jane Lynch and Samara Weaving, who shows up in the films second half. The musical choices are terrible though. Visually it's fine, the price for full CGI animation has been falling for years and there's now a fairly standard "illumination-esque" style that seems readily available and "100% Wolf" is right in that wheelhouse.
Let's not go too overboard in our abuse of what is essentially a cheaply produced kids film, but it's genuinely lacking in most areas and certainly nowhere near some of the top tier work in this genre.