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A werewolf stalks the citizens of a retirement community and it’s up to a blind Vietnam vet to stop it.
Late Phases features a complex, elderly antihero whose disposition makes you want to hate him, but you can’t help rooting for him. Ambrose is rude, miserable and loathes the world, but you can’t deny he has reasons for being that way. His experiences in Vietnam left him blind and emotionally scarred. Now he has been packed off to a retirement community by a son who has legitimate reasons for resenting him.
On his first night in his new home, his guide dog and his neighbor are slaughtered by a werewolf, but only Ambrose seems ready to face the truth. He’s many things, but first and foremost he’s a warrior and no one will stop him from putting this creature down.
Ambrose might not win any awards for charm, but he’s courageous and brutally honest. He’s plagued by guilt and his family has suffered because of it. He has faults and he’s grouchy, but somehow he’s still likeable and at times admirable. Most of all, Ambrose is a well-developed antihero and he’s an elderly action-type character which you don’t often see, especially in horror movies.
I’d recommend Late Phases to those looking for a werewolf movie with a unique setting, a strong lead and interesting secondary characters.
For more about Late Phases, visit IMDb.