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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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Rumors of the slasher genre’s death have not been greatly exaggerated, if this Chrysler Million Dollar Film Contest winner is any indication.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/01/05
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Is there anything scarier than a threatening text message? Sure: Werewolves, vampires, killer diseases, and comedies written by and starring Jenny McCarthy come immediately to mind.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
10/01/05
Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
AV Club

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)
N/R

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Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
06/19/07
BBC

Give it points for trying something different -- and then take them back for botching the job.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
09/19/05
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Mergulha nas velhas perseguições de sempre, sendo ainda mais prejudicado pelos diálogos pavorosamente ruins.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
03/11/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

This is a movie where the most earthbound person is a journalism prof played by Bon Jovi.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
09/22/05
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/01/05
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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

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

Aside from leading lady Lindy Booth and a directorial style that screams for a smarter screenplay, there's very little here that'll thrill the horror hounds and/or the gore gourmets.

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
01/11/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

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

Une version un peu plus intelligente du « slasher movie » habituel, ce qui n’en fait pas plus un film intéressant.

Full Review Source: EnPrimeur.ca | comment Comment
09/16/05
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

Contains no actual wolves, but it does have some howlers.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/21/05
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Entertainment Weekly

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

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

The current state of the American horror genre is, sadly, in a current state of horror.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
09/16/05
Michael Ferraro
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat

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

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
 
 
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