The Wolfpack

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Jeff M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger Jan 17, 2024 Despite a fascinating premise, this documentary was ultimately a big disappointment and left me cold. As a movie lover, it's interesting to think about the impact cinema has had on my life - but I never considered what it would be like if all I knew was based on the silver screen. The Angulo children recite and re-enact their favorite films as if the words of dialogue were their own. But their story, as peculiar as it is, ironically doesn't make the most beguiling of documentaries. We aren't provided with enough information to know these kids as individuals rather than a collective whole, so it's hard to keep track of who's who. Also, whether by choice or circumstance, the filmmakers provide limited information as to what led the Angulo parents to raise their children as they did. Then again, perhaps there is no explanation. In any case, it's hard to get involved with people you don't get to know. And beyond the initial peculiarity of the situation, there's not much more to hold our interest. Maybe a 30–45-minute documentary short would have been more appropriate. See more

Nov 29, 2021 Anyone who works in fiction would pay for a story like this one, but the thing is that this was a real story about a group of outsiders with powerful reflections on modern fears, bravery and creativity, featuring a deeply humane filmmaking and a moving tribute to the one love that gathers people all around the globe and makes them sit for a long time in one closed, quiet, darkened room: cinema. See more

Nov 1, 2020 There is such an interesting and unique story behind this documentary, sadly the documentary itself doesn't do it justice. The documentary never take the time to truly establish what is happening, so much potential wasted. At times I even missed any type of Werner Herzog narration or something See more

May 31, 2019 On the surface, The Wolfpack looks to be a tale of strangeness and queerness but beneath it all is actually a story of great sadness and fear that really spoke to me. The director does well not to exploit the family in any sense and allow us to gain an understanding of the boys fascination with movies and why they are how they are. The father is clearly and abusive egomaniac with a god complex and the boys didn't know any different until the elder ones matured and started thinking more for themselves. The saving grace of the story is the boys as a unit, there always there for each other and their mother who shows them love and affection that their father derives them of. It's a documentary about the magic of movies and how we can get lost in them but more importantly it's about the importance of family, free-will and the ability to be who you want to be and do what you want to do. Heart-wrenching and uplifting. See more

Aug 10, 2018 Even without the problems of consent and invasiveness brought in, the film still seems like an exercise in having a great story fall into your lap and not knowing quite what to do with it. See more

Aug 1, 2018 3.5/5.0 stars - Grade: B See more

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