ANOTHER WOLFCOP: Escalates Everything That Made The Original Memorable

Lowell Dean’s Another Wolfcop follows the continuing adventures of Lou Garou (Leo Fafard), the titular drunken cop turned werewolf, the newly appointed chief of police, Tina (Amy Matysio), and the memorable friend revealed to be an evil shape shifting alien, Willie (Jonathan Cherry).

Another Wolfcop reverses this development, so Willie can once again be a part of the team. They fight against the new villains, primarily Sydney Swallows (Yannick Bisson) and his team of aliens hellbent on taking over the world by getting everyone in Woodhaven to drink their new beer, chicken milk stout, which impregnates its drinkers with alien babies resembling angry penis monsters.

Another Wolfcop Goes Further Than the Original

Another Wolfcop feels like the film they wanted to make with 2014’s Wolfcop, now that all the exposition is out of the way. In a way, being a sequel works to their advantage because they can now do almost anything they want without feeling like they need to spend time on a setup. This also makes it that much easier to go too far, but this might not be a deter to viewers actively seeking out the sequel to a film about a drunken cop becoming a werewolf through a transformation that starts with his penis.

I enjoyed Wolfcop, and I also enjoyed this sequel, but there were moments when I felt the memorable comedy was hidden under layers of taking things to the next level, just because they could.

When the villain was first introduced, I loved the silly, comic book style character with which we were presented. Yannick Bisson did a good job of capturing what we find delightful and amusing about the villains in B horror and sci-fi films. In the early scenes, I liked the mysterious nature of the villain’s plan, especially since it involved something as ordinary as brewing beer.

I thought the film was clever in its use of television commercials and product placement, all for fictional products like the aforementioned beer and the sponsor of Wolfcop, Liquor Donuts, the combination of everything the cops in this film need to survive a day on the job. One moment I found particularly funny was a smaller moment where the mayor, played by Kevin Smith, tries to give cops beer while they are working. It worked wonders in highlighting the town and its people.

I thought the final battle scene, between the evil aliens and our team of local law enforcement and friends was one of the stronger aspects of the film, but also one of the more ridiculous, but in an infectiously fun way. Seeing a horror film battle set entirely on an ice hockey rink had me laughing and smiling as the characters fought with bloody consequences. Another aspect of this scene that sent the film into memorable territories for me was its use of a Wolfcop theme song as the action takes place.

Some moments of the film felt like they went too far, to a point where the moments weren’t very funny. One particular aspect was the design of the alien babies, especially the first one we are introduced to, which is attached to Willie. I’m surprised how little I liked the odd bonding between Willie and his penis baby because I found the similarly strange bonding scenes in the horror-comedy Bad Milo to have an air of sweetness surrounding them. Another Wolfcop felt like it was trying to find this balance between the comedy and sweetness of bonding with slightly gross creatures, but it relied too heavily on the laughs surrounding the fact you are looking at a penis with a face.

The Smaller Moments Keep the Film Together

Another Wolfcop and its predecessor do a good job of creating a blend of smaller, more intimate moments with over-the-top scenes of gore. For a film about a drunken cop turning into a werewolf and fighting crime, the characters have an interesting dynamic in their more quiet scenes. Some of the funniest moments in the film didn’t come from the bloody battles or impregnating people with alien babies plots but in the moments of banter between Lou, Tina, and Willie. Leo Fafard, Amy Matysio, and Jonathan Cherry work so well together, and make you care what happens to their characters, which can sometimes fall to the wayside in a film testing how far they can take every scene.

One of my favorite moments of the film is between Lou and Tina, when she is angry at him for going out as Wolfcop instead of staying locked up in the police department. The way the banter between the two flows so naturally even when he is a wolf makes the film much better than I expected. The film has multiple dick jokes, where some go too far; one example where Tina accidentally see’s Lou’s wolf penis is amusing in its simplicity. We see Tina’s reaction without going too far into what she is seeing. I absolutely loved how Tina is so used to Lou being a wolf now that she doesn’t talk to him any differently than she does when he’s just a cop going to a crime scene with her during the day.

I know the moments of ridiculous horror comedy are why so many people are seeking this film out, but my favorite aspect is how ordinary the characters seem when they interact away from the over-the-top villains. Seeing strange characters and scenarios treated as perfectly normal is one of the reasons Wolfcop and Another Wolfcop work so well. Another Wolfcop is an amusing horror comedy, but I would probably be even more interested in a film where Tina, Lou, and Willie solve ordinary crimes while their team is anything but ordinary.

Conclusion: Another Wolfcop

Another Wolfcop is a worthy horror comedy, with a memorable team of characters at its center. The dynamics between Lou (Leo Fafard), Tina (Amy Maytsio), and Willie (Jonathan Cherry) give the film a needed dose of heart. Even though the film goes too far at times and has some moments of questionable dialogue, overall it is enjoyable and amusing. If you are interested in a film with the title Another Wolfcop, you will most likely not be disappointed.

Another Wolfcop was released on DVD and Blu-Ray July 3rd.