It’s been said that all monster movies fit into at least one of three categories. Werewolf movies play on the notion that within every man lives a beast waiting to be unleashed. Vampire films ...

Whatever its strengths or weaknesses, every werewolf movie is ultimately judged by how well it handles the transformation and creature effects, and in that department, “Wolf Man” is a dud.

As Blake Lovell in "Wolf Man," Abbott is a decent guy and devoted dad, though he's clearly worried about a temper that flares up from time to time. At one point, apologizing to his daughter ...