Two fixers who have been working solo so far must collaborate on a case in which the rabbit hole goes much deeper than they thought.
Clooney/Pitt in a slapstick action film that works for the most part. Let’s start with the title… “Wolfs” is not the wrong plural of the respective animal but the last name of the fixer (Winston Wolf) from Pulp Fiction (1994). This is the sixth time Brad Pitt and George Clooney have collaborated, and there will definitely be a seventh (yes, the sequel has already been greenlit). The director of the Spiderman franchise, Jon Watts, writes and directs Wolfs, a film where “Sony, Lionsgate, Apple, and Netflix went into a bidding war for the movie package before Apple sealed the deal.” So, is it that good?
Wolfs is the kind of film that makes you enjoy actors such as Clooney and Pitt, especially when they work together. You get to enjoy the action as much as you get to enjoy the comedy that accompanies it. If it weren’t for them, it wouldn’t be as enjoyable. They have worked together for numerous years, including Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Mark Wahlberg and more. It’s like the original Dogme 95 avant-garde filmmaking movement transitioned to Hollywood, expanded, and the same gang recycles its members, producing and directing films that address a specific Hollywood audience.
Wolfs is a fun film that will make you forget your problems for a couple of hours with funny lines and acting and with Watts orchestrating what’s in the foreground, what’s in the background and why. The film’s pace and rhythm work well, and even though the plot is not entirely mindless, in the end, it gets a tad convoluted for what it is. The next review will intentionally be The Instigators (2024). And you’ll see why.
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