In an age of where sincerity is dead, everything needs to be deconstructed to the nihilistic terror or needs to be filled with meta jokes to remind audiences why what we're watching is dumb or a time in which every media we consume needs to make a political stance and must declare itself as important for the importance of humanity, it's nice to see something sincere. I've seen plenty of insincere romances, plenty of arthouse masterpieces such as "La Strada", Bell De Jour, 8 1/2, Black Narcissus, and stuff but if you're watching a show called "Wolf Like Me" to be on the same realm of cinematic expression then you're sadly mistaken. It's not the best mini-series ever made, but it's a fun one, and that's all this mini-series is asking to be. There's an effort in it that clearly works and it's quite charming in some areas. It approaches a lot of things within the show with the utmost sincerity, it treats its romantic aspects with a lot of sincerity. Sure, there are a lot of plot holes, characters make a lot of dumb decisions, plot lines get abandoned, but that's not what this series is about. It's about two very awkward people meeting each other, and their relationship. The other stuff is just a background noise to "Wolf Like Me"'s main focus. I appreciate the 20-28 minute runtime per episode, it doesn't drag, it doesn't bore anyone, and it moves its plot and its focus forward. I appreciate that. Isla Fisher's performance is really good and so is Josh Gad. Is it an amazing, genre-bending avant-garde all must witness in order to understand what quintessential cinematic art is? NO! No it is certainly not. Is it a fun and kinda hokey show to help fill time if you have nothing else to do? I'd say yes.
PLEASE NOTE: This rating is not a reflection of my enjoyment because I had a lot of fun watching it.
PLEASE NOTE: This rating is not a reflection of my enjoyment because I had a lot of fun watching it.