Wolfen - 1981

At first glance Wolfen[*url1] might look just like any other werewolf-movie, but that's a big no-no.
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. This 80's horror isn't just missleading it's downright awful. Albert Finney[*url2] stars as detective Dewey Wilson. A New York police-officer that does things his own way.
When dismembered bodies starts to turn up around the city, Dewey naturally turns towards the native-americans, because as anybody who has seen a western-film knows, 'injuns' can shape-shift[*url3](?). Anyhow, this worthless excuse for a police runs around the ruins of south Bronx[*url4] trying to find a supernatural beast that can rip peoples head straight off. But he never really does any police work and he runs as soon as he suspects that there might be something dangerous in the surroundings. Of course he hooks up with his partner without any previous flirtations. I guess that's just how it was in the early 80's, before AIDS and work ethics was invented.
Dewey is nothing more than a puppet, standing in the side-line, observing without grasping jack-shit. I can understand that he just stands, gun lowered, when his boss is attacked[*url5] (who wouldn't), but he just lets his friends drop dead one by one too. Act ffs!!
The summation and standing impression of this film is that Dewey Wilson is the worst police EVER, and I don't talk Bad Lieutenant[*url6] bad. Just totally worthless.

PS. If you hear something that sounds like a baby crying, stay the fuck away!! It could be Wolfen.

Related links:
*url1= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083336/
*url2= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001215/
*url3= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tDCbX50olo&feature=related
*url4= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW8Cwi6VT64&feature=channel
*url5= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKsyVQcXzW4
*url6= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCQyS5y5QOI&NR=1