She Wolf Rising Review


    Remember that film friend of yours that was always trying to make it big, but you just didn't have the heart to tell them they suck?  The friend that would force you to watch the a new "movie" they made and it's exactly like that last they did.  The same lame jokes, awkward editing, and just poor production you have seen numerous times in their work?  She Wolf Rising reminds me of that friend I use to have and learned to distance myself far away from.  You should do the same if this movie shows up on your Amazon Prime listings. 

     I review movies on here that are in the underground horror genre and I can forgive a lot their shortcomings.  She Wolf Rising has zero excuses as far as I'm concerned for how bad it is given the money spent on the production.  If a movie like Forgotten Tales can show talent and ingenuity from a low budget stand point then She Wolf Rising shows how to not to make movie.  This movie had a budget that most indie horror directors dream of and it's literally pissed away right before the viewers eyes.  I know that is poor taste on my part to bring up the budget of a movie, but who the fuck was signing the checks for this?

      The plot make zero sense and it's almost impossible to describe in text.  From what I could decipher the movie is about some buff guy who goes from hip to nerd, depending on how the filmmakers felt that day, telling his story about meeting a b scream queen (Tiffany Shepis in a wasted role).  She needs him for protection from a crazy horror director who I guess is demon.  Then other stuff happens... ya know what fuck this, I'm not writing the fucking plot of this garbage.  This movie is like the shit that was being made in the earlier 2000's when jump cutting and music video styling was all the rage.  The leading lady of She Wolf Rising really is the only positive comment I can make about it.

     Tiffany Shepis is a great performer and has been around for quite sometime in the horror genre.  She truly stands above the material she is given in this movie and it really is a shame that she has to do these kind of roles to pay the rent.  She should have crossed over by now into more mainstream roles by now, but movies like She Wolf Rising keep holding her back.  She is literally the only one I can write about because she has natural talent and charisma and made the movie watchable to a degree.

     Unfortunately making movies isn't a one man show and she can only do so much.  If you're a fan of independent horror than watching Frankenstein: Day of the Beast.  That movie is very watchable and has a coherent story line.  If you need a coaster for your beverage then buy the DVD of She Wolf Rising.

 1 out of 10 stars

     

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