An average movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had it on DVD, I thought I might as well check it out again. Even though it did receive some really poor reviews, I thought it was not so bad. Indeed, the cast was pretty good (Anthony Hopkins, Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt) and the sets and costumes were also quite gorgeous. However, the story didn't really work. Maybe it's because it took like an hour before del Toro finally became a werewolf, I don't know. Anyway, it turned out to be actually rather boring, especially the 2^nd time around I watched the damned thing and they didn’t add anything really new or interesting to the genre. Eventually, the main issue was that the damned thing was just too generic and predictable. I really wonder how the whole thing would have turned out if Mark Romanek didn't leave the project in the middle of the production. I mean, Joe Johnston is a decent director at best, no less but not much more than that, whereas Romanek is a really intriguing director. On the other hand, it seems that Mark Romanek is a rather difficult guy who keeps dropping out from high profile projects. Anyway, even though the whole thing was indeed rather underwhelming, I don't think it was as bad as everyone says but it could have been much better.