50
Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
It's mindless, which is rarely true of French cinema, dull, which is rarely true of Hong Kong films, and portentous, which shouldn't be true of any film about a man-eating dog.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
75
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
An eye-pleasing French action-slasher film that is cheerfully unencumbered by the usual conventions of stuffy costume drama.
30
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
If only Brotherhood of the Wolf had the wit and grace to match its exceptional physical beauty.
88
Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman
The picture shatters all genre conventions.
80
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
It's easily the most disarming and inventive movie made for genre geeks in years.
30
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer
An exuberantly garish French movie.
50
Miami Herald by Rene Rodriguez
Lacks the one element that the filmmakers were most desperately aiming for: A genuine sense of fun.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
I would be lying if I did not admit that this is all, in its absurd and overheated way, entertaining.
58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
At 140 minutes, the film becomes a humorless, long-winded spectacle.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
The perfect film for anyone who likes their headbutting and kickboxing dressed up in gold brocade, frilly collars, and tri-cornered caps. And isn't that all of us?