This week, I noticed somebody discuss with Undertaking Wolf Looking, the not too long ago launched South Korean style mashup that simply arrived on VOD platforms, as a story nesting doll of gore. I haven’t been capable of cease interested by that description since.
One other method to describe Undertaking Wolf Looking is “Con Air meets Predator on a ship.” From these two summaries, you doubtless have an important concept about whether or not this film is your jam. It positively was mine.
The setup is easy: A gaggle of harmful criminals are being transported on a cargo ship from the Philippines to South Korea. They’re being escorted by law enforcement officials, however none of them notice {that a} monster is lurking as a stowaway within the decks under. And even earlier than the monster wakes up, all hell breaks unfastened because the prisoners try a violent escape.
Undertaking Wolf Looking thrives on simple characterizations for its cops and criminals alike, with evocative costuming, make-up, and the final attitudes of the characters. (One standout legal, seen above, has sick scale tattoos all down his neck.)
However the true spotlight is the violence. The kills in Undertaking Wolf Looking are completely brutal — the film revels within the blood and gore, and the director has stated they used 2.5 tons of faux blood whereas filming. It reveals. It’s positively the goriest motion film I’ve come throughout (that’s a praise), and I say this as a giant fan of Timo Tjahjanto’s explicit model of blood-soaked motion in motion pictures like The Evening Comes for Us.
But it surely isn’t simply the blood that elevates the violence. The sound design of the film whips, particularly the metallic noises used when the “stowaway” wakes up, including to the sheer terror and otherworldliness of this unknown creature.
Undertaking Wolf Looking hits all of the beats it must properly, and doesn’t fear an excessive amount of about trivial issues like “plot coherence” or “deep characterization.” As a substitute, it makes use of all of the instruments at its disposal to create a enjoyable style piece for folks with an urge for food for dozens of visceral, bloody kills. In case you’re like me, that’s a recipe for a good time.
Undertaking Wolf Looking is on the market for digital rental or buy on Amazon, Apple TV, and Vudu. It’s also accessible totally free with a library card on Hoopla.
