If it wasn't immediately obvious from the title, this is a sequel to WolfCop, the lycanthropic comedy that became a bit of a cult hit back in 2014. As is the way of many sequels, this tries to give you everything you liked in the first movie, but just give you a bit more. You get a main premise with an even more outlandish idea at the heart of it, some more great gore moments, and an even wilder WolfCop sex scene. Yes, you read that right.
A number of the main cast members return, including one who you wouldn't necessarily expect to find a way back from their fate in the first movie. Leo Fafard is Lou Garou, the hard-drinking cop who quite literally embodies the fuzz sometimes. His previous partner, Tina (Amy Matysio), is now the new police chief. Things seem to be getting strange and dangerous in Woodhaven under the guidance of a wealthy businessman named Sydney Swallows (Yannick Bisson), and there may be a number of other shape-shifting villains to be dealt with. Lou and Tina will need help, which is available in the surprising form of Willie (Jonathan Cherry) and his sister, Kat (Serena Miller).
Once again written and directed by Lowell Dean, who has certainly found his greatest success with this character, Another WolfCop is a blast for those who were fans of the first film. Everything is slightly amplified in the best possible way, and it maintains a tone of consistent silliness from start to finish. There's even a celebrity cameo (Kevin Smith) to reinforce the idea of this "brand" now being a beloved new bit of cultdom. If you didn't like the first movie then you should go nowhere near this, but if you did . . . oh boy, does Dean have some treats for you.
Fafard is a good sport in the main role again, especially while having to spend more time in the full WolfCop make-up. Cherry and Miller almost steal the movie though, working with a few different, and brilliant, gags that I won't spoil by describing here. Matysio is solid, and keeps trying to admirably both work within the law and make use of a valuable badge-wearing werewolf, and Devery Jacobs does perfectly fine as a new police officer who ends up in danger. Bisson is surprisingly tame in his role, although he does what he needs to do, but at least we get some fun with Alden Adair's portrayal of a dangerous cyborg named Frank.
I think I remember when this was first released that many people said it was a bit better than the first movie. I would agree with those people. As long as you're ready for the tone of the comedy then you'll surely have a good time. If you want something that's more interested in delivering straightforward werewolf thrills, however, then you need to look at the many other titles that don't want to mix together lycanthropy, police movie tropes, and a multitude of Canadianisms. You'll have plenty to choose from, while fans of this very adult version of Paw Patrol will have to just wait and see if Dean decides to deliver a trilogy.
7/10
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