Wilderness

Wilderness (1996) I took a chance and bought this movie. I struck out with the Strangers and Huntress. But I enjoyed it (edited from a British mini-series) very much. The movie was sad and heart breaking, but Amanda Ooms is hot. She reminded me of Winona Ryder (with a few pounds added to her frame). Ms. Ooms was truly believable as the tormented librarian that lived a double life as a creature of the moon. After I watched this movie I wished I could see it in it's entirety. I enjoyed it that much. A good time waster. I wish they made more movies like this one. It had all of the things I like in a Horror/Drama flick. Sleazy overtones, decent acting, attractive ladies and cheesy effects.

Recommended..

"Wilderness" was originally aired as a UK mini-series and ran for a total of 174 minutes. Unfortunately, the version I saw was a movie edited together from the series which runs for only 100 minutes or so, which means there was over an hour of material missing -- so bear in mind that this is a review of the edited movie rather than the series.

It's immediately apparent from watching Wilderness that it's based on a novel, and fact is you probably already know the story. There's a whole bunch of books of the same type -- a woman has been living as a werewolf since she hit puberty, which causes problems in her relationships so she goes to see a psychiatrist and there's this guy that she really likes but she's scared he won't understand and he has this ex-wife who's a complete bitch and ... yeah, it sounds like popular British fiction alright, and if you're familiar with it you can predict all of the twists and turns here a while before they actually happen.

The directing feels like your average UK TV series, and so does the acting. Everyone does an okay job, but the real stand-out performance would have to be from Michael Kitchen as the suffering psychiatrist who becomes increasingly unhinged as the story goes on. The fact that there's an hour missing explains why the pacing is all wrong, I guess, and it's possible that I would have enjoyed this a lot more in it's original form as a mini-series.

I wouldn't generally recommend this unless you're a big fan of British TV. You may want to check out the mini-series if you ever get a chance, though.

Brilliant its just a shame we are unable to buy it on DVD for use in the UK. Why we don't know. Its a fantastic mini series with great effects. Definitely recommend it. If anyone knows how I can get a copy of this on DVD please let me know as I have been searching for this for years to no avail. The cast is first class as well as the story line. It gives an in depth view of the inner struggle a young woman has to face. Should she go on in life just accepting that she is different or throw caution to the wind and allow the wolf to take over completely. Her emotional journey is so life like and believable you can't help but watch right to the end. We hope one day to own a copy of this.

When I was watching this movie I didn't know that it had been made for TV. So I'm very pleased with the quality and the plot of the movie.

It's the story of a lonely woman who feels outstanding and wants to find peace. The problem is that she's werewolf. Since the beginning of the picture she's tossing between his inner dissatisfaction, her love to the man and a psychiatrist who tries to help her.

Well, the authors of the 'Wilderness' tried to add psychological validity(Freud doctrine) to the plot but they rather failed over here than succeeded. The character of doctor Luther Adams is weakly depicted and he seems to be erotomaniac interested in his work only rather than enlightened scientist.

What really takes my breath away - it's Amanda Ooms. She plays so deeply and ardently that you can't help believing she's exactly a werewolf.

My vote is 6.