This is a great horror, suspense, mystery film. All the acting is outstanding, including those of the supporting cast and extras. What really adds to the movie is the physical and social decay of New York in the early 1980s. People for the most part have forgotten how messed up New York had become with countless abandoned and run down buildings. Albert Finney is outstanding in his role of the police detective. He plays it straight, no glamour or Hollywood heroics. He has seen it all, or so he thinks. Gregory Hines is excellent as well. He and Finney connect and their on screen pairing seems very realistic and fluid. Some brutal violence, some nice twists and turns, and definitely some great on location scenery of a decayed New York. The scene on top of the bridge will leave you breathless and it is clear that Finney did his own stunts for that scene. Great movie.
Review of Wolfen
