Review of Day of the Wolves
The plot of this film revolves around a criminal mastermind who has put together
a team of thieves. These guys have never met one another and it doesn’t look
like they’ll ever really know one another either because the head of the group
simply assigns them numbers as their new names. In the beginning the whole gig
is pretty much a mystery to the team of seven; it isn’t explained exactly what
their role in the heist will be but they are told how much money they can expect
to make at the end. Together they all board a private jet to a farm on a rather
isolated stretch of land. This is to become their training ground where they
prepare for the heist. All the while the team of seven are growing beards in
order to help disguise their appearance when the big day finally arrives.
Interestingly enough there is also a subplot in the storyline involving the
chief of police, named Pete Anderson. He has been forced by the city council to
retire, apparently because he’s been stepping on some toes. As luck would have
it the new chief of police is set to take over on the very day that the heist is
set to be pulled off. Set in a rather small town, there is plenty of tension;
especially when the team of seven come in and take the cops prisoners, locking
them up.
Refusing to allow his town to be taken by such criminals, even though he has
just officially retired, former chief of police Pete Anderson goes on somewhat
of a rampage in order to save his town. Set among the desert, the cinematography
is fairly good in this film as is the music score. The ending is crafted pretty
creatively, making you realize what all the mystery was about in the first
place. Definitely worth a watch.