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Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) (2001)

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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 117
Fresh: 84 | Rotten: 33

Brotherhood of the Wolf mixes its genres with little logic, but the end result is wildly entertaining.

70

Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 9

Brotherhood of the Wolf mixes its genres with little logic, but the end result is wildly entertaining.

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French legend has it that a creature known as the Beast of Gevaudan -- a huge, wolf-like monster -- was responsible for the violent deaths of over 100 persons in the mid-18th century, and this horror fantasy blends the lore of this fabled beast with a story of two men who set out to capture it. After a number of mutilated corpses begin appearing across the French countryside, naturalist Chevalier Gregoire de Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan) is dispatched by the King to find and capture the animal

R, 2 hr. 23 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror

Stephane Cabel, Christophe Gans

Oct 1, 2002

$10.8M

TVA International

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All Critics (131) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (93) | Rotten (34) | DVD (50)

Instead of fluid acrobatics, we get hyperbolic montages of kicking feet, somersaulting torsos, and fists connecting with faces.

March 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Slate | Comment
Slate
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Fun movie, animatronic beast and all.

March 13, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment
New York Observer
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Exhilirating viewing, at least while the feet are flying and the fangs are baring.

February 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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Utterly preposterous but so full of enthusiasm and flashy style that it's entertaining anyway.

February 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
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An extraordinary film, although not necessarily a good one.

February 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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A tediously complicated, half-mad narrative that involves, among other things, a secret society, a house of prostitution, a beautiful noblewoman, the king of France and a one-armed man who isn't what he seems.

January 24, 2002 Comment
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Werewolf thriller set during French revolution.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment (1)
Common Sense Media

The main thing about the director's cut, though, is that I prefer the theatrical cut.

September 21, 2008 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com | Comment
Needcoffee.com

The hero feels free to sleep with any prostitute, even as he's wooing the one he calls his 'true love.' Isn't there a conflict of interest there?

January 15, 2005 Comments (7)
Looking Closer

A 17th century French costume drama where everybody is Kung-fu fighting - with some highly watchable results!

March 18, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Guaranteed to make you howl at the moon on your way out.

January 30, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf)

An adventurer and his Iroquois warrior companion investigate a series of brutal murders in rural revolutionary France said to be the work of a supernatural creature. The Brotherhood of the Wolf is a strange fish indeed. It is a genre spanning hybrid of period romance, supernatural horror, Holmesian mystery and martial

December 21, 2006
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Leave it to the French to deliver the wildest genre mix European cinema has seen in the last decade. This is martial arts action, fantasy, monster horror, historical piece and conspiracy thriller all at once. The little wonder is: the film works in each of these aspects and especially as a whole. When you expect the

June 15, 2006
ironclad1609

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  • Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des loups) (DE)
  • Brotherhood Of The Wolf (UK)
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