kai kai I think this is the first Israeli film that I have seen. You can admit that the Israelis are skilled at many things, but after watching this I must say that movie making is not among those skills.At first I wasn't aware of the origins of this film and I really wondered what those Klingon-like characters at the beginning was, but I soon understood, and was a bit enchanted of my findings.Then the story began. Part music video (without the "music"), part storytelling for kids (with pictures), ending in THE CRIME. But since that beginning ended in an empty closet, it could also mean that we are watching a remake of Narnia....I skipped huge parts of the film (thank you Netflix) and hence I cannot claim this as a serious review. But I want to save my thoughts at least for myself here.If you like French movies then I believe that this is for you, and I think that the film is heavily inspired by the "French movie" style. I wonder if this is typical for Israeli movies?If you can't stand people getting tortured then skip this. Even if those scenes are conducted a little unconvincingly, they are there and not nice to look at.All in all I think I learned some interesting things about filmmaking by watching this but if I had wanted to get gripped I would have been disappointed.

yaktheripper "Big Bad Wolves" had topped a lot of 2013's best of lists and it's really far from the worst films of 2013, realistically it falls somewhere in the middle. Stylistic, charming, and great character acting highlight a sort of "who-dun-it" for dummies and I say that in the least offensive way possible. It doesn't take an Agent Starling to figure out who the culprit is though for some reason...many people didn't seem to figure it out...though the movie all but spells it out for you. So not being much, if any of a mystery, what genre does this movie fall in too? A comedy-revenge- lightweight thriller? Sure, I'll go with that. For such a brutal subject (child killer/pedophile) the characters are very charming and though we do know who did what...the actor playing the scumbag gives a convincing performance in the role he portrays. With such a small cast and not much drama, after the charm burns off in the first hour or so, I found myself wondering when this is going to wrap up...never a good sign. The movie ends sort of flat and uneven and I felt it was rather anti-climatic. Good for a rental I suppose and could make your top ten list of 2013 if you've seen very few movies that year. Tarentino really thought this was 2013's best movie though? That's probably the biggest surprise of all with this movie.

donwc1996 This film is not for everyone. It takes one of the most disgusting subjects imaginable and turns it into a twisted comedy. You're laughing your head off while castigating yourself for ignoring the dark subject matter which reeks of absolute depravity. But it is funny and you can't help yourself. And so you laugh. But the film keeps you at the edge of your seat gnawing on your knuckles. The male lead is one of my very favorite actors in film today and once I discovered him which was not that long ago I decided to get every film he made and this one came up in my research. No matter how unpalatable the subject matter of this film this actor shines like the star he is. You just cannot take your eyes off him. And that is true star power.

alshwenbear1 It sounds like a comedy, and certainly, the way the movie plays undermines the seriousness of the subject, (no spoilers here!) but that is okay, because not always do things have to be so gritty, dark and brutal.In a way, "Big Bad Wolves" is the antithesis of "Prisoners" (2013), and this is not a bad thing, because "Big Bad Wolves" does not toy with our emotions, anger or despair, but with our curiosity, with our doubts, all the way to the final scene that fades into the elegance of irony and what we already knew.The acting and the atmosphere creates what I crave most in a film, and this is: unpredictability; who really did it?, why?, where? These questions became irrelevant, because we are just in it for the ride that provides a good movie like this.