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Cry_Wolf (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 41 Fresh: 10  Rotten:31 Average Rating: 4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

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 truth. After one too many incidents of bad behavior at his last school, Owen Matthews (Julian... 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]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 20, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French

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Dave Calhoun
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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.

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07/03/07
Anton Bitel
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06/19/07
BBC
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Mergulha nas velhas perseguições de sempre, sendo ainda mais prejudicado pelos diálogos pavorosamente ruins.

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03/11/06
Pablo Villaca
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02/09/06
Time Out
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To help suspend disbelief, here's a tip--try watching it through gauze.

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02/03/06
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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A fine attempt, and fine entertainment, but not one for the ages.

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01/15/06
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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Unfortunately, the 12A rating means that the film lacks the two most essential ingredients for a teen horror flick: sex and gore.

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01/12/06
Matthew Turner
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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.

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01/11/06
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic
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Nothing about the plot has any real spark, besides the gimmicky set-up.

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01/07/06
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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A tedious throwaway horror film without a logical marble in its head.

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12/30/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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12/23/05
JoBlo
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...ultimately unsatisfactory...

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12/18/05
David Nusair
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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.

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11/03/05
Johnny Butane
Dread Central
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An orange ski mask just isn’t that frightening, sorry.

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10/08/05
Luke Y. Thompson
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Here’s a little movie that should have thriller aficionados licking their chops.

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10/07/05
Linda Cook
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10/01/05
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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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.

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10/01/05
Keith Phipps
Onion AV Club
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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.

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10/01/05
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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another case of a modern thriller where we are expected to accept too many silly things

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09/27/05
Chris Cabin
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