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Cry_Wolf (2005)

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Reviews Counted:40

Fresh:9

Rotten:31

Average Rating:4/10

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, terror, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a brief drug reference

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Sep 16, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $10,003,763

Synopsis: In the new thriller Cry_Wolf, eight unsuspecting high school seniors playing a game of lies come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar…even when they're telling the... In the new thriller Cry_Wolf, eight unsuspecting high school seniors playing a game of lies come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar…even when they're telling the truth. After one too many incidents of bad behavior at his last school, Owen Matthews (Julian Morris) arrives at Westlake Prep – where a young woman has recently been found murdered in the dark woods near the boarding school's campus. Owen quickly falls in with the school's unofficial "liar's club," including the beautiful and savvy Dodger (Lindy Booth of Dawn of the Dead and Wrong Turn) and quick-talking, short-tempered Tom (Jared Padalecki of the new television series Supernatural). At Owen's suggestion, his new friends decide to expand their game's reach beyond campus, by spreading an online rumor that a serial killer called "The Wolf" committed the recent murder and is planning to strike again. The mischievous group's descriptions of "The Wolf's" intended victims are based on the people they know best – each other. Only when the school's journalism teacher, Rich Walker (Jon Bon Jovi), warns the group about the kinds of predators that lurk on the internet does Owen begin to regret sending their falsified story into cyberspace. When the described "victims" suddenly start to disappear, Owen, Dodger, and Tom are no longer able to determine where the lies end and the truth begins. As someone – or something – starts hunting the players themselves, the game turns terrifyingly real. -- © Focus Features [More]

Starring: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki

Starring: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki, Jess Janzen, Paul James, Kristy Wu, Ethan Cohn, Anna Deavere Smith, Gary Cole

Director: Jeff Wadlow, Doug Liman

Director: Jeff Wadlow
Screenwriter: Doug Liman, Beau Bauman
Director: Doug Liman
Composer: Michael Wandmacher
Producer: Beau Bauman
Studio: Rogue Pictures

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Cry Wolf is certainly an impressive calling card for its co-writer/director Jeff Wadlow, even if ultimately it is too derivative to qualify as something to howl about.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
07/03/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

A fine attempt, and fine entertainment, but not one for the ages.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
01/15/06
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

If you want something that asks you to think along with it to keep up with the characters and plot, Cry_Wolf's a good place to be.

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment Comment
11/03/05
Johnny Butane
Johnny Butane
Dread Central

A stylish, frequently charming throwback to a time when horror films were essentially psychological thrillers with a higher body count.

Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
09/18/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

A clever teen thriller with intricate plotting, deft characterizations, sharp ensemble performances and a darkly ironic twist at the end.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/19/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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The movie consistently keeps us guessing, right up to its twisty, satisfying finish.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/19/05
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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Here’s a little movie that should have thriller aficionados licking their chops.

Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
10/07/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
KWQC-TV (Iowa)

Not only is it kind-of-sort-of-almost good, but it's also arguably the best horror movie in theaters right now -- thanks to a decent script with a couple of great twists.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/19/05
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle

A cut above the rest.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
09/19/05
Robert Dominguez
Robert Dominguez
New York Daily News

Like, no one would wonder why it's not on the news or something if some guy was going around murdering everyone! LOL!

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
09/23/05
E! Online

another case of a modern thriller where we are expected to accept too many silly things

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/27/05
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

To help suspend disbelief, here's a tip--try watching it through gauze.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
02/03/06
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

...ultimately unsatisfactory...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
12/18/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Manages to offer nothing original.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
09/18/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The bulk of the low budget must have gone to funding the sheep's clothing.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/17/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

It's dumb, yeah, but it's so convinced it's smart that it almost makes you believe it, too.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
09/17/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

The inevitable detour into tedious and-then-there-were-none territory is all the more dispiriting in light of some of the intriguingly undeveloped ideas.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/16/05
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

The film seems less interested in suspense than in providing a primer for parents as to what devices their teens are fiddling around with all day.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/19/05
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

At once a mystery so intricate that the multiple climaxes generate snickers and a slasher picture too subdued to satisfy the thirst of that genre's audience for blood.

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09/22/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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12/23/05
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