Rating: 3.5/5
Their mission is simple, but there is one major complication: they must do it together. After 16 years dare George Clooney and Brad Pitt finally in front of the camera together again. Directed by Jon Watts prove it with us Wolfsthat film stars still exist and that sometimes it’s reason enough to see a film just because of the names on the poster.
Wolfe’s criticism
A professional problem solver (Clooney), a so-called fixer, is hired to cover up a high-profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two “lone wolves” are left with no choice but to work together, their night spirals out of control in a way neither expected.
In the past, the success or failure of films was primarily influenced by the stars in front of the camera. Studios did everything they could to get the big names under contract so that their names could adorn their movie posters. The content was almost irrelevant. It was the film stars who attracted viewers to the cinemas. This only slowly began to change in the 1990s, when it was no longer the stars but rather the franchises and big brands that became the studios’ selling point. And so over the last 10 to 20 years the question has come up more and more often: Is the age of the film star finally over?
Of course, a single film cannot be the answer to this, but it still proves it Wolfsthat movie stars still exist and that they can still be used as a selling point. It is therefore a great pity that the film will not be released in cinemas as originally planned. It would have been very interesting to see how the film would have performed in the box office charts. Finally showed too Tom Cruise in recent years that big names still have weight. And Clooney and Pitt definitely deliver what could easily be described as star power.
Wolfs is calmly and confidently directed by Jon Watts and also offers a really great, high-quality look. The dialogues are well written, the action is quite measured but not bad and you get a laugh too. The fact that the running time is a crisp 107 minutes is definitely another plus point.
But that what Wolfs The ultimate winners are George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Without these two and especially their fantastic interaction, the whole film wouldn’t work. When the two of them appear alone, they already exude this charisma, this charisma. And if they’re both together, everyone wins. The chemistry between the two is simply phenomenal. Already in the The Oceans Movie This was to be seen, and even though they play completely different roles here, it is no less fun to watch them both act together. In addition, unlike their previous appearances together, here they are permanently side by side for almost the entire film. One can only hope that the rumors of a sequel are true, because it simply cannot be the last time that both of them appear in front of the camera together.
We’re definitely not talking about the best film of the year here, not by a long shot. Although the film has a high-quality look, the story doesn’t pull any punches and basically everything here is kept quite simple. As a viewer you are hardly challenged and at times you seem to have an impact Wolfs also a bit long-winded. It’s a fairly minimalist film that probably wouldn’t have received much attention without the two main actors. But something similar can also happen, for example John Wick and Keanu Reeves say and we know where that led. Stars still make a difference today. Wolfs It may still have fallen somewhat short of its potential, but should this film be continued, the foundations have already been laid to perhaps follow a similarly successful path.
Conclusion
George Clooney and Brad Pitt – that’s basically all you know about Wolfs you have to know. A film mainly driven by the charismatic star power of these two Hollywood stars. For many, this will be reason enough to see this film and they will get what they are hoping for, namely two well-disposed stars who have almost perfect chemistry with each other.
For everyone else, the film may seem a bit too quiet and simple, and Wolfs Here and there it falls well short of its potential. But it is and remains a pleasure to watch Clooney and Pitt acting together. The big film stars, they still exist.
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