Excellent casting, polished performances, brilliant plot, superlative direction, exquisite production values, unpredictable storyline, eye candy, dark humor, and quirky romance. Garry brings lycanthropy into the new millennium. The detective / suitor is appropriately handsome and enigmatic. The score is wonderful. Realistic locations engender authenticity. Definitely a date movie for 21st century lycans. Friendship under odd circumstances is explored. "Snacks" get their just "desserts". Special effects on a shoestring are very realistic. Room was left for a sequel. Hopefully, the writer-director has one in the works. See it on a full moon with a man who's "pure of heart".