Teddy
Directed by Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma
Twentysomething Teddy lives in a foster home and works as a temp in a massage parlor. Rebecca, his girlfriend, will soon graduate. A scorching hot summer begins. But Teddy is scratched by a beast in the woods: the wolf that local angry farmers have been hunting for months. As weeks go by, animal compulsions soon start to overcome the young man. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL
In a rural French town, twenty-something Teddy is scratched by an unknown beast and slowly undergoes frightening changes.
Cast: Anthoy Bajon, Noémie Lvovsky, Christine Gautier, Ludovic Torrent
Member Reviews
The majority of this movie is more a coming-of-age drama from the point of view of an outsider getting left behind by the world. The wolf bite and subsequent transformation are only one thread in Teddy's life, as viewers get more than a glimpse into his difficulties at home, at work and in his love life. Anthony Bajon is electric as Teddy and sells the character's complex emotional state throughout. He is also the glue that holds many of the scenes together, as the supporting cast range from under-used to an archetype. The movie then takes a excessively jarring change in tone in the final third, which is so heavy that it doesn't feel like it is part of the same movie. However, I appreciate that the film chose to focus on the struggles of the man over the beast, and it is a decent watch overall.
Not a bad horror film... not very scary though but its been shot well and i really enjoyed the relationship between Teddy and his father.
Not a bad horror film... not very scary though but its been shot well and i really enjoyed the relationship between Teddy and his father.
Not a bad horror film... not very scary though but its been shot well and i really enjoyed the relationship between Teddy and his father.
Most of the better reviews are very accurate... this is quite a breath of fresh air in the werewolf genre. Sad and minimalist, with an all-too-brief glimpse of the sad creature. It could have been better in many ways, and the scenes of tragedy could use some tweaks... but all in all, not a bad way to spend 88 minutes.