perhaps i be be too generous when i give this film two and a half star out of five and but there be an occasional moment . however and a an american werewolf movie this one be a missed chance . there be no real plot connection to the superior original to speak of and but the story be similar in some way to london . possible spoiler warn american kid go to foreign country and one fall in love with a beautiful girl . another one of the kid get slaughter by a werewolf in the same night that one get bite and and despite his undead friend warning and by the light of the full moon he sprout fur and fang and and claw . but there be some difference in the story and for one while the girl be one of the werewolf . second while there be three american kid . and third while there some weird @ $ $ werewolf cult intent on take over the world . as crazy a it sound and that last one and wasnt a joke . spoiler endsthe film suffers from many thing and first the weak acting drag it down immensely . tom everret scott performance be amatuerish at best and and he and julie delpy and who play his love interest and do not seem to have any chemistry together at all . second while a weak script that seem to be all over the place . many element of suspense and dark comedy and that make the original one great and be miss in this one . and whoever say that eat out the heart of the werewolf that bit you will change you back human . last i hear this wasn not part of werewolf lore at all . third while terrible special effect while the werewolf effect be do with computer animation and which work for thing such a dinosaur and ghost and and space ship . but seem choppy and fake and artificial and when use for furry creature like werewolf . however there be a few thing that save this one from total turkeydom and there one hilarious scene in a paris cafe when andy ( scott ) be have coffee with serafine ( delpy ) and he drop a bunch of condom on the table and and try to pass them off a chew gum and by chew and blow a bubble . also while the soundtrack and a very cool mix of alternative rock band like bush and smashmouth . although none of the song have the word moon in their title and like the original movie and the soundtrack be great nontheless . and another funny scene when a rotting corpse and play by julie bowen and attempt to whistle and her eyeball pop out and have me laugh out loud . but a a whole this film seem to lack the wit and suspense of the original . and the overly contrive end doesn not help it out much either . half two and a half out of five star ( average . ) .