Home Movie Review English English Movie Review

Howl Movie Review

Written by

Review for the film " Howl"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 33 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 23-09-2016

Genre: Horror, Fantasy

Similar To: Time Cut, Its Whats Inside, Hold Your Breath, Girl Haunts Boy

Critic Review
User Review

2.75 / 5.00

3.50 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Ryan Oliva

Phelim Kelly

Amit Shah

MORE CAST & CREW

Producer:

Ed King

Martin Gentles

Music Director:

Paul E Francis

Editor:

Agnieszka Liggett

Director:

Paul Hyett

Costume Designer:

Raquel Azevedo

empty:

Patrick James Stephens

Guy Murray Brown

Second Assistant Director:

Brashna Agha

Director of Photography:

Adam Biddle

Executive Producer:

Lee Brazier

Line Producer:

Stephen Cranny

David Higginson

Associate Producer:

Nick Ostler

Mark Huckerby

Assistant Director:

Ashley Price

Second Unit Director:

Steve Barker

Casting Director:

Manuel Puro

Animator:

Calle Halldin

Still Photographer:

Ed Miller

Christopher Raphael

Production Manager:

Stefan D\'Bart

Eduardo Rodrigalvarez

empty:

Markus Moll

Assistant Editor:

Fabio-Miguel Campos

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Gustav Tornroth

Timo Nahri

Rickard Germundsson

Screenplay Writer:

Mark Huckerby

Nick Ostler

Script Supervisor:

Liz West

Gaffer:

Lou Bogue

Foley Artist:

Ruth Sullivan

Production Designer:

Ricky Eyres

Storyboard Artist:

Jaeson Finn

Costume Assistant:

April Nash

Location Manager:

Eduardo Rodrigalvarez

Makeup Artist:

Harriet Thompson

Lisa Zipper

Jenna Wrage

Special Effects Technician:

Sarah Jane Davis

Tony Auger

Matthew Strange

Dan Parkes

Stunt Coordinator:

Rachel Brown-Williams

RC Annie

Ruth Cooper-Brown

Stunt Performer:

Veronica Ellis

Ivy Corbin

Visual Effects Coordinator:

Jessie Rosback

Alicia Appelgren

Digital Compositor:

Boris Gryaznov

Dmitriy Kirillyak

Michael Timoshenko

Compositor:

Denis Reva

Tor Andreassen

Visual Effects Artist:

Frida Franker

Alan Banis

Arvid Wahlborg

Daniel Nielsen

Ellen Theren

Sound Mixer:

Nigel Albermaniche

Boom Operator:

Bryn Duffy

Steadicam Operator:

Andy Johnson

James AH Davis

Online Editor:

Mark Maltby

Supporting Actor:

Amit Shah

Phelim Kelly

Ryan Oliva

empty:

Eamonn O Keeffe

Click Here For Full Cast & Crew

Howl is a low-budget railway horror movie that has hit the screens now. Well, let’s see whether it gives goosebumps to us.

Plot

The passengers of a late-night train end up in a situation wherein they come face to face with monsters. Watch the movie to experience the tensions of the group at risk.

Star Performances

Ed Speelers does an exceptional job in his well-written part; his performance is very realistic. Sean Pertwee sprinkles a genuine warmth to his otherwise brief role. His character and his presence would surely make you want to see more of him in the screen. Duncan Preston too has done a neat job.

Analysis

The director of the movie, Paul Hyett, has tried to be novel with regard to the physical appearance of the werewolves. However, the result is not that very convincing.

What’s there?

There are many scenes in which the director creates real tension.
The dialogues flow well with the pace of the movie.
The editing of Agnieszka Liggett is commendable.

What’s not there?

The script of Howl is mostly tested and tried and it doesn’t walk in the path of being unusual.
The presence of werewolves is not adequately discussed in the movie. If the reason for their survival is adequately discussed the movie would have been even more interesting.
It looks as though the characters have a resemblance to the various horror movies that we have seen.

Verdict

The portrayals will garner your sympathy, however the movie is clichéd in most of the scenes.