Yeah, I might be tardy in getting around to this one, but then most folks are in the same boat. That's 'cause movies like "Another Wolfcop" are made to creep through in the most furtive ways, as opposed to getting major, theatrical releases.
Thank goodness (particularly for my Halloween-season enjoyment), I was at long last able to watch the sequel to writer/director Lowell Dean's cult hit. The original "Wolfcop" gave us one of the best, offbeat characters since Toxie Avenger. It would have been a sin for Dean to relegate him to a one-shot.
Leo Fafard again stars as good ol' boy, Sgt Lou Garou, who's a large part why this sequel satisfies. Fafard makes Garou bumbling, uncouth, ferocious and empathetic: my kinda awkward hero...and yes, he is a hero on all counts and against all odds...well, mostly. That Garou does his best is good enough.
This time out, Garou and his trusty partner, Sgt Tina Walsh (Amy Matysio) face extra-terrestrial (or is it and/or demonic?) infestation, which ties to the revived and not-so-well Willie Wiggins (Jonathan Cherry) and even more so, a pompous, "self-help" guru, Sydney Swallows (Yannick Bisson), who's distributing a specialized, Darkstar Brewery stout to impregnate the locals. Such gives the plot a lovely stir of "Village of the Damned" meets "Alien", set at Christmas time.
Of special note to all you femme-fatale fans, Wiggins' witchy sister, Kat (Sara Miller) makes a memorable entrance, though mostly for recuperative purposes, turning all-out cat-woman to distract our protagonist, though the freaky fornication doesn't last long enough to stop him from saving the day. Besides, who's to say that the sexy Kat can't lend a helpful paw in the end?
There's not much more to "Another Wolfcop" than its related interludes and goofy gags (Garou's splatter battle with a silver-skulled hockey team and Kevin Smith's Mayor Bubba segments are the highlights), but who cares? The sequel respects its target audience by using chunks of "The Wolf Man"; "An American Werewolf in London"; "Cobra"; and "Naked Gun" to administer its irreverent fun.
For a little, Canadian movie, "Another Wolfcop" sure delivers a big, unpretentious punch. If you ain't some tight-ass snoot who's afraid of his own self-righteous shadow, this one's for you. Ahhh-ooohhh!!
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