Wolves of War
By Alistair Lawrence,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Thin WWII action-thriller has violence, some swearing.
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What's the Story?
WOLVES OF WAR follows a group of Allied soldiers who must extract a U.S. professor from behind enemy lines.
Is It Any Good?
This wartime movie never really recovers from an undercooked premise. Wolves of War finds a small group of soldiers dispatched behind enemy lines to retrieve an American professor -- apparently long-since settled in Germany -- before a scheduled air strike by their own compatriots. The plot allows for some agile action scenes on a budget, but not much more than that. Ed Westwick's celebrated, but sensitive, Jack Wallace is essentially the leader of a small band of Allied forces. His character gives license for more than one heart-to-heart scene about the toll fighting takes on the soldiers' personal lives. This quickly becomes repetitive, perhaps because the man they've been sent to retrieve -- Rupert Graves' Professor Hopper -- is barely there, both in terms of screen time and an adequate explanation of why he's so important.
In keeping with the total lack of character depth, it's left to some scenery chomping German soldiers to play the bad guys, wasting innocent civilians in-between tracking our band of covert soldiers through the forest. What could've been a neat, claustrophobic examination of the scientists who powered World War II and what happened to their technology is shrunk down to a clunky action flick.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the depiction of war in Wolves of War. What do you know about World War II? Did you think this was a realistic portrayal? How to talk to kids about violence, crime, and war.
Discuss the violence in the movie. What impact did it have? What consequences were there? Does exposure to violent media desensitize kids to violence?
How did the Allied soldiers show perseverance, courage, and teamwork? Why are these such important character strengths? Can you think of a time when you've displayed these traits?
Talk about the strong language in the movie. Did it seem necessary, or excessive? What did it contribute to the movie?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: September 13, 2022
- Cast: Ed Westwick , Matt Willis , Anastasia Martin
- Director: Giles Alderson
- Studio: Blue Fox Entertainment
- Genre: Thriller
- Topics: History
- Run time: 87 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: December 1, 2022
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