Tag Line : Things are getting a bit hairy!

Some 16 years after American Werewolf in London, somebody decided to make a sequel using one of the aborted ideas for the original. So over a decade and a half later, we have a sequel over 10 years too late, which nobody expected, no-one asked for and with virtually nothing in common with the original.

But perhaps I'm being a little too harsh. So, set in Paris, American teenagers Andy (Sean Everett Scott) and his friends Brad and Chris (Vince Vieluf and Phil Buckman) sneak up the Eiffel Tower late one night for a spot of illegal bungee jumping.

Having climbed to the top, they find a beautiful young girl who seems to have the same idea, except she's not planning on using a bungee rope. Having stopped her from jumping, Andy and his friends get more than they bargained for when they get involved with her and her friends at a late night rave party.

Yes it seems that the mysterious young girl, known as Serefine (Julie Delpy), and her associates are werewolves who like to hang about in the catacombs beneath the city, and now that Andy's been bitten it's the start of a whole lot of trouble. Fortunately, there is a way out, if they can kill the lead werewolf they should turn human again.

But with the French police investigating Andy for murder, and Serefine's friends able to change into a wolf when they like thanks to a serum they've developed, getting hold of the lead wolf, a thug named Claude (Pierre Cosso), is going to be no easy matter. Particularly as some of Andy's victims, who keep coming back as zombified spirits, are proving to be more of a hindrance than a help.

Whilst the film may not be as good as the original, to be fair, viewed on it's own merits it's quite an entertaining horror comedy. Though the emphasis seems to be more on humour this time round. Perhaps the films main downfall is the overuse of CGI werewolves, which don't really look convincing, but apart from that this is an entertaining slice of hokum.

Overall marks : 5/10.

Other Information.

• John Landis was asked to direct, but declined.

• The films budget was $22 million.

• The original cut of the film contained a different ending, in which Andy and Serefine have a child which looks like a werewolf. This was changed for the theatrical release.

• Julie Delpy, who plays Serefine, also played Zoe in the Tarantino pic "Killing Zoe".

• Director Anthony Waller was hired after the producers were impressed by his debut film "Mute Witness".

• Set in France, though most of the filming was actually done in Luxembourg and Holland.

• The underground train driver that splats one of the werewolves near the end of the film was played by director Anthony Waller. His brother Nicholas also played the taxi driver at the start of the film.

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