Werewolves Within makes me wish for an anthology franchise just transplanting its premise across new settings. I wish everything had been given an extra dose of elevation and hijinks, comedy and horror, but that might detract from the overall droll charm, lead by Richardson. That's primarily because it's a recognizable murder mystery structure just with a genre kick. By default, it's also one of the best video game adaptations made into a movie. It's agreeable to its core and a lighthearted yet gory way to spend 90 minutes. It's a movie that's easy going in charm and finely punctuated with some sharp one-liners and silly visual gags.

I knew the horror wasn't going to be pronounced, as most horror-comedies typically favor one more than the other, but I wished the comedy had escalated as the characters further gave in to the insanity of the ridiculous situation. I also wished the humor and the horror was a bit crazier. The eventual reveal of the culprit involves a lot of explaining to cover hidden character deception that could have used more setup to feel less forced. The supporting characters are rather one-note nutjobs but each has a different personality to sprinkle into the chaotic mix. Richardson is wonderfully nonplussed as the supremely nice and easy-going ranger who finds himself frantically trying to be the voice of calm and security as the town breaks down. Early on, I started accumulating my band of suspects, and then my red herring suspects, and the movie seems to be fully knowledgeable of this as well, so there's plenty of little details spilled that, in an ordinary movie would prove conclusive to the detail-oriented viewer however, Werewolves Within is full of motivations and clever fleeting details to throw you off.

Part of the fun comes from the wild whodunit speculation that the filmmakers are aware of. A series of bloody murders and mangled gas generators points toward some monstrous beast, and over the course of one long night, characters will accuse one another of being the hidden werewolf, and tensions and paranoia mount as the body count rises. Sam Richardson (The Tomorrow War) is a new park ranger assigned to a small snowy town that may or may not be threatened by a werewolf hiding among the townspeople.

Surprisingly based upon a PlayStation VR video game by Ubisoft, Werewolves Within is a fun horror comedy that plays out like a demented Agatha Christie drawing room mystery.

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