Wolves at the Door
Let’s face it, horror movies that pertain to be based on real life events are a little crass, but they don’t go over the line by not using the actual names of those involved as they’re more inspired by the event than actually based on it. Wolves at the Door is also “based on” a true event but what the film does that so crass and repugnant is it uses the “based on real events” card as some sort of shock value right at the end of the film where its revealed its not based on, but an actual retelling of a true story. What appears to be a film that’s only simply based on the Charles Manson murders is actually retelling the Manson family murders of actress Sharon Tate.
I have no problem with retelling those events in a form of media, but the filmmakers went about retelling the murder without an ounce of empathy and selling it as standard home invasion thriller, when it was a retelling of the murder of Sharon Tate. It’s the way it was done as shock value, pull the rug out from under you kinda way, that’s really quite devoid of compassion. If it was said to be based on the Manson Murders from the start, it would have been less offensive. Outside of that the film isn’t badly made (there’s an impressive match cut in there), but it’s a derivative home invasion thriller which is well acted from the cast. It is deceitful and crass and left the sourest taste in my mouth.
