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Cry_Wolf (2005)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:9
Rotten:31
Average Rating:4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
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
Reviews for Cry_Wolf
Nothing about the plot has any real spark, besides the gimmicky set-up.
Unfortunately, the 12A rating means that the film lacks the two most essential ingredients for a teen horror flick: sex and gore.
Rumors of the slasher genre’s death have not been greatly exaggerated, if this Chrysler Million Dollar Film Contest winner is any indication.
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.
To help suspend disbelief, here's a tip--try watching it through gauze.
Give it points for trying something different -- and then take them back for botching the job.
Mergulha nas velhas perseguições de sempre, sendo ainda mais prejudicado pelos diálogos pavorosamente ruins.
This is a movie where the most earthbound person is a journalism prof played by Bon Jovi.
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.
The bulk of the low budget must have gone to funding the sheep's clothing.
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.
Like, no one would wonder why it's not on the news or something if some guy was going around murdering everyone! LOL!
Une version un peu plus intelligente du « slasher movie » habituel, ce qui n’en fait pas plus un film intéressant.
It's dumb, yeah, but it's so convinced it's smart that it almost makes you believe it, too.
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