Le Pact des Loups
I should have been suspicious, when they mixed the 'French film' and 'action flick' genres, but Brotherhood of the Wolf just seemed like it had so much potential. The truth is, the film had a lot of potential: cool fighting scenes, mysterious plot, strange characters, tragedy, drama, symbolism, commentary, gratuitous sex, and artsy cinematic shots. Unfortunately, none of the great elements came together, forming only a lackluster film.

Characters, although mysterious, never blossomed. Relationships never sparked. The plot never drew out the suspense, nor excited the audience. Fighting scenes were decent, but sparse compared to the long drawn out artsy shots, which were either overly cliche, like the mountain fade, or overdone, like the slow motion effects. Overall, the sum of the parts was incredibly bland.

2/5