The Legend of Wolf Mountain

You know a film is bad when you keep watching it only to decide whether or not to give it a 1 or a 2! "The Legend of Wolf Mountain" is a truly terrible film and I cannot imagine anyone other than kids enjoying it...perhaps ages 7-10, but probably not older and not any younger either! This makes the film for a very select audience. Younger kids will likely be terrified by the violence and older ones will hate it because the film is so bad.

Early in the story, three really annoying grade school kids are accidentally kidnapped by two escaped convicts running from the law. One of the cons is a real psycho and wants to murder them...the other repeatedly says "Why? What's the point?!"...and this really is true. Since the cops were chasing the crooks, spending time trying to catch the kids after they escaped really made little sense. But if that's not worse, it soon begins to make NO sense! This is when a Native American wolf spirit who can change form to look like a stereotypical Indian comes along to help the annoying kids.

The only reason I originally began watching the film was to see Mickey Rooney, who sadly isn't in the movie all that much. Instead, the weight of the picture rest on three non-talented kids...a HUGE mistake by the producers. Focusing on the adults almost exclusively would have made for a much better story. Overall, a really annoying film with annoying kids and designed only to entertain a small segment of the viewers. Otherwise, avoid it at all costs. You know a film is bad when you find yourself rooting for the criminals to catch and snuff the kids...and I cannot imagine that I am alone here!

By the way, in the final scene with the gun, even if the clip had been removed from the gun, the gun likely WOULD have shot the boy, as it's hard to imagine criminals NOT loading the chamber of the gun.

I'm giving it a 2 simply because a few non-demanding kids will possibly enjoy it....possibly.