Alpha Wolf 2018

Not to be confused with Alpha Dog (2006), this movie actually has canines in it. A couple's retreat turns sour after a werewolf bites Casper Van Dien, turning him into an asshole. Well, a bigger asshole than he was before.

Right off the bat, he's established as a jerk because he has a hot girlfriend, but a trip to a general store has him eying some other woman. Dude doesn't know a good thing when he has it. He seems disinterested in his woman most of the time, gradually turning into a moody carnivorous son of a bitch.

The movie reminds me of Bad Moon in some ways, only shittier. BM featured a cool dog character named Thor, whereas our dog hero in this movie is named... Larry. Not a very cool name, but at least the twist here is... also not very well done. See, the dog becomes a were-person, transforming into a human in the full moon. A mostly feral human protective of his hot female owner.

There's a missed opportunity here, though: the dog-turned-human never fucks the lady, which would have elevated the movie to (trash) epic levels. Instead, he just uses his wonderful opposable thumbs to fend off the shitty looking guy-in-a-furry-suit werewolf antagonist that is our irritable lead actor, and the brawl is underwhelming.

Not the worst werewolf movie, even as mediocre as it winds up being. Go watch Bad Moon instead. That's the alpha movie.

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