Review: Wolfs (2024)
The first non-Marvel work from filmmaker Jon Watts since 2015, Wolfs is not only a return to form for the once-indie director, but also feels like the kind of offbeat crime film that Miramax used to crank out monthly back in the mid-to-late 1990s. Maybe the throwback tone isn't intentional, but it's not lost on me that stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt both made a name for themselves in exactly this kind of film decades ago; this is now their sixth screen project together after Ocean's 11-13 , Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , and Burn After Reading . Tonally, the movie balances a dark world of crime and graphic violence with a strong sense of humor, but it's not laugh-out-loud funny. Rather, it's the kind of humor that you recognize as being bizarre, the kind that makes you say "huh" and maybe nod or smile in appreciation. This movie doesn't seem particularly eager to please--a factor that I appreciate--and it's in no hurry, either. This is a ...
