Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)

----LE PACTE DES LOUPS--- or-- --The Brotherhood of the Wolf--- or -------El Pacto de los Lobos---- ---title in French, English and Spanish, respectively)....IS (IMO) ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL MOVIES IN MODERN CINEMA!!!!!!!LE PACTE DES LOUPS is a very entertaining movie at the beginning and a film that invites a lot to reflection and afterthought in its middle and final parts. It also has very nice scenarios, both natural and man-made. It keeps us most of the time wondering about the outcome of the three parts that (IMO) constitute the central plot: the story of the characters, the story of the hunting of "The Beast of Gévaudan" and the history of La France and Europe as a whole during those years, corrupt monarchies and controlling church included.Scenography is very good and really makes us dream about the "époque" the film talks about, with all its good and bad (and sometimes very very bad) things. We also had some very decent scenes of action and an overall feeling of being experiencing things very close to they way they should have been in France during the seventeen hundred and something. An eclectic mix of drama, terror, eroticism, martial arts and both historical and detective novels that I found completely enjoyable, thrilling and satisfying!!!!!!!One of the most interesting things, I guess, is reading in the IMBb Trivia Facts about the real existence of a "Beast of Gévaudan" during the XVIII Century, same as most of the main characters depicted by the movie, even when we know that a lot of it'd have been novelized, knowing that virtually all the elements in the movie have at least some historical background is impressive, to say the least.Thanks for readingIMDb Review written by David del Real. México City. México. November 2017.

Historical, sci-fi, martial arts tale and more. Hard to pigeonhole this French-made movie into a genre, which is a good thing. I saw the fight scenes as a bit overdone. And, perhaps the fact that half the community was in on the conspiracy is a bit unrealistic. But, oh well, it's a movie. Suspend disbelief and enjoy...

In 1764, the beast arrives in France. In one year, the fear has spread far sending the region of Gévaudan into darkness. Grégoire de Fronsac is a naturalist from King Louis XV's court. He and his Iroquois companion Mani investigate. They examine survivors and bodies. They encounter Captain Duhamel and his men who are hunting the beast. Fronsac figures the beast to be 500 pounds.This French movie marries a costume period piece with some kung fu action and the horrors of a werewolf. I don't find the costume drama that compelling. Other than Mani, I don't find anybody that compelling. I love the kung fu action though. It's a fascinating marriage. There are some fun moments with an interesting idea. The wolf horror isn't that scary but it's still good.

It is naturally more sensual and authentic than its US counterparts, but I still have mixed feelings about this film. Most of actors are fine (especially Kassel, Dacascos and Bertolucci), tensions are high at times, but the script is too uneven, the Animal badly inserted (technically) and the ending is long and awkward. To me, the fight scenes do not fit in the medieval French village life, but I am sure they added (younger) viewers within and out of France (after all, Dacascos comes from Hollywood and is good at martial arts). Besides, the film could have been shorter, not some 2h 20 min.But Le Pacte des Loups is definitely for you if you wish to experience sublime feelings, pretty costumes and history mixed with mystic. But evil is often related to man...