The Honeycut: ‘WolfCop’ strikes a decent balance between horror and comedy

Bark at the Moon

So, I’ve watched a bunch of werewolf movies lately. Don’t ask me why. There’s no good answer. Stephen King’s “Silver Bullet” was my favorite. “The Howling” was pretty bad, aside from the werewolves. They looked really cool. 

Right in the middle, I’d put “WolfCop.” It’s a wacky movie about a werewolf police officer who fights crime. When my co-host on the “Midnight Terrors Podcast,” Kevin, chose to cover it, I was skeptical. I’ve seen enough horror/comedies that come off as trying way too hard to be funny. Those just frustrate me, because they end up being the exact opposite of funny. 

However, “WolfCop” surprised me. It is a decent werewolf film with some good humor thrown in. Let’s examine this one. 

The Story

Lou Garou is an alcoholic loser of a cop. He doesn’t really do any work. In fact, it seems like he just drives around and drinks all day, enforcing approximately zero laws. 

Eventually, he gets turned into a werewolf. Then he and his buddy drive around and fight crime. Werewolf Lou absolutely mutilates criminals. He even rips one dude’s face off. This is the best part of the movie. 

There’s this whole deal about meth dealing in the town and shape-shifting reptilians. It doesn’t really matter. We’re all here for the crime-fighting werewolf.  

Honey’s Cut

I said “WolfCop” does comedy right. What did I mean by that? I think of movies like “Hatchet” or “The Sand.”  I can tell those films are trying so hard to be funny and edgy that it doesn’t make me laugh. It annoys me. 

The comedy from “WolfCop” comes from these characters being put into an absurd situation. Your buddy is a drunken deadbeat and gets turned into a werewolf? Of course it’s going to be ridiculous. I’d make fun of him for being a werewolf too. 

You’re hanging out with your werewolf policeman friend when he gets a call about a robbery in progress? How could you not ride around with him while he dismembers the thieves? I know that I’m not doing anything better.

Some of it does walk the line into cringe territory. Like when Lou first turns into a werewolf while using the bathroom and we see his johnson transform as well. But then he starts peeing blood, and that left me horrified. Or the time when he has sex with a girl in his werewolf form. It seems like it’d be try-hard, but it’s done in such a romantic way that it made me laugh. Well played, “WolfCop.”

Wikipedia labels this as a Canadian superhero movie. It sounds weird, but it’s kind of dead on. The guy gets a superpower and uses it to fight bad guys.

Is there any horror in “WolfCop”? Kind of. The transformation scenes are gruesome. I like how the werewolf bursts out of Lou’s body, like the beast is hidden inside of him. So, there is a killer monster on the loose, but he’s also the hero. Also, the shape-shifting reptilians are kind of freaky too.

Overall, I’d say this is more like an action/comedy with a classic horror character. I’d compare it to 2023’s “Renfield,” a buddy-cop movie with Dracula in the middle of it all.

Another thing I like about “WolfCop” is its runtime. It’s only about an hour and fifteen minutes long. So, when the graphic for “WolfCop 2” came up at the end, I was down to watch that one. I haven’t yet, but I support it.

Honey’s Final Thought

I don’t even know what I just wrote. Did I really just analyze “WolfCop”?

I did. If you couldn’t tell, it’s a good time. In fact, it kind of kicks ass. Did I mention there is a werewolf cop who fights crime by tearing bad guys apart? What more do you want? This movie sort of rules.