 Are the Marvel movies starting to feel stale and formulaic to you? Are you sick and tired of all the green screen shenanigans going on? Perhaps it's the constant barrage of lame jokes that's got you down. While Disney's been listening, kind of, barely, and they released a mini-movie called Werewolf by Night on Disney+. Critics are absolutely raving about this thing. Well, I watched it, and I have thoughts, too. Let's talk. Brilliant movie composer Michael Giacchino steps up as a director here, usually he's the one scoring these things. This is like the second time he's actually stepped behind the camera, and man, it is a beautiful final product. The first obvious thing that's gonna set it apart from anything else MCU related is it's almost entirely done in black and white. The only thing popping with color here is that beautiful red bloodstone, which is the central focus of the movie. Before the previous owner croaked, he set up an event that would take place after his passing, where all the great hunters would come together for a sort of Hunger Games-esque hunt at night. A fantastic beast would be released and these hunters would have to find it. The price for slaying the creature is ownership of the bloodstone that is affixed to its hide. The two main protagonists here are Jack and Elsa. Jack is a very mysterious individual who supposedly has over 100 kills under his belt. We know very little else about him going in. Elsa, the daughter of Bloodstone, estranged, hasn't been in the family really for many years. She's coming back with something to prove. As the film progresses, of course, we're going to learn more about these mysterious characters and some of the others that are along for the hunt. This movie's quick. It's over in 50 minutes. I like that this wasn't stretched out as a TV series, like so many other mediocre Disney plus movies have. I found myself enjoying it, but not loving it. Not willing to praise it like so many other movie critics have. The plot starts interesting, but where it ends up heading is not something I'm particularly interested. The visuals are fantastic. Some of the creature designs are great, outside of the main one, which I found very disappointing. The characters are all engaging. They look cool. They're fascinating. One guy has a scar that's just bad ass, runs along the entire side of his face into his eye. Another guy reminds me of the Scottish dude from Samurai Jack. Loved him. And the stand-up for me is easily Verusa, the host of this event. She is fantastic in this movie. Her voice and mannerisms are incredibly over the top. The way she talks is so unnatural, so great. And this character really plays into that old school style this is going for. The universal monster movies of old, the Dracula's, the Frankensteins, this does a great job mirroring those. Although it still has that modern edge to it. You still have the strong female lead, flipping around guys, throwing shit, looking bad ass. But honestly, I'd rather watch Underworld for that. If I want my fill of vampiric or horror elements with cool action, I'll watch Blade. The problem with this is it doesn't go hard enough. It has all the pieces there. It has all the elements, but it doesn't use them to full effect. This is definitely not for kids, but it's also not really something an adult would go, wow, this is really edgy stuff. It's just kind of meandering. Still has that PG-13 feel to it. If you wanted something scary like I did, you're going to be disappointed. There's not an ounce of that here. There's like one or two moments where you think, okay, we're out, we're searching for the creature. This is going to get really intense, but it doesn't. The score is phenomenal. I love it. It's really engaging, really keeps you on the hook. Cinematography solid. The black and white really plays off well here. The characters are unique. The story though takes some lame turns that just aren't very fascinating. And as I stated, the main creature design is a huge let down. Doesn't go hard with the scares. Doesn't go hard with the violence. It's just kind of there at the end of the day. An interesting watch, but something you'll probably go, okay, well that was fun. What's next? Did you see it? Let me know in the comments below. Please think about liking and subscribing to the channel if you haven't. I post tons of movie and TV show related content each and every week. We'd love to have you stick around. What mediocre avenue can we go down next with the MCU? Perhaps a silent short film. Maybe something set in the 70s. I mean, anything's on the table right now. Hopefully something gets a little bit more interesting though. All right. See you later. Thanks again for watching the video. 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