By james art A family playing a game is sent back in time to a medieval village where they must kill werewolves to return to the future
This rather cute time-traveling comedy evokes welcome memories of the French classic Les Visiteurs, especially with the latter’s star Jean Reno on board. In this case, he heads in the opposite direction, as a demented grandfather sent back to 1497 after completing a round of Jumanji-style magic with his family. The film is based on the card game Werewolves of Millers Hollow, but manages not to be too cynical for a giant extended commercial, with some champagne spontaneity.
Although his house has been turned into a log cabin, Gilbert (Renault) finds his mind restored after crash landing in the Middle Ages. And that’s not all: each member of the family is gifted with a power related to…