Cry_Wolf

Name: Cry_Wolf
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: September 16, 2005
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Jared Padalecki, Julian Morris, Lindy Booth

2005

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CRY WOLF

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Rogue Pictures | Release Date: September 16, 2005

Starring: Jared Padalecki, Julian Morris, Lindy Booth

Summary: 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. (Rogue Pictures)

Director: Jeff Wadlow

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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New York Post - Kyle Smith

Which is scarier: a maniac in an orange ski mask wielding a hunting knife - or Jon Bon Jovi as a journalism teacher? Cry_Wolf gives us both, and though Bon Jovi is livin' on a prayer if he thinks he's an actor, the movie is a find. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas

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

New York Daily News - Robert Dominguez

The low splatter quotient may not be enough to quell the blood lust of slasher fans, but several neat plot twists - and a surprise ending - make Cry Wolf a cut above the rest. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Scott Brown

Cry_Wolf is underscored with idiot adolescent excitement (and gets extra absurdist points for casting Jon Bon Jovi as an educator). Read full review

The A.V. Club - Keith Phipps

Director Jeff Wadlow and his co-writer/producer Beau Bauman throw in a couple of gripping sequences, especially one set in a library sub-basement with an energy-saving lighting system, but for a film that's essentially one big logic problem, there's an unfortunate absence of logic to the way its characters behave. Read full review

Empire - Adam Smith

A second-rate slasher, but it shows the odd bit of directorial promise and a great deal of ambition. Read full review

Film Threat - Michael Ferraro

Cry_Wolf has nothing going for it. Read full review

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GenieT.

Sep 20, 2005

Finally a fun,clever thriller for teens and adults, that scares you plenty without gratuitous gore.

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BobL.

Sep 17, 2005

A great movie - very surprising ending and enjoyed the twists and turns. Awesome stuff!

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khutch

Nov 7, 2013

Despite some errors, performances that fall short and a weak direction, Cry Wolf compensates all this, revealing itself a very intelligent film, makes you stay for a few minutes with his chin fallen.

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GMDK

Sep 24, 2005

This might as well be your typical high school horror film cliche... The film doesnt give you much Horror killing in the film (or it pretends to) and its finale is so unsatysfying.Jon Bon Jovi's role is random...and so does the singer as well. This films deserve a 0,but its actually This might as well be your typical high school horror film cliche... The film doesnt give you much Horror killing in the film (or it pretends to) and its finale is so unsatysfying.Jon Bon Jovi's role is random...and so does the singer as well. This films deserve a 0,but its actually the idea of guy with a ski mask and who he actually might be holds guessing aplenty. But still...very dumb.… Expand

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Dec 1, 2005

Dissapointing i wanted an r rated slasher movie and all i got was a teenage soap opera with a fake killer.

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Riren

Jan 28, 2007

Cry_Wolf is advertised as a smart slasher. It isn't. It tries to be a fearful mystery. It isn't. The cast is unlikable, the bodycount is low, the murders are unimaginative, and the drama belongs on the WB. This isn't even a horror movie for horror fans. It's more of a Cry_Wolf is advertised as a smart slasher. It isn't. It tries to be a fearful mystery. It isn't. The cast is unlikable, the bodycount is low, the murders are unimaginative, and the drama belongs on the WB. This isn't even a horror movie for horror fans. It's more of a commercial for cell phones, computers, and the careers of a half dozen attractive twenty-something actors. By the time it ends, you won't be thinking about the final plot twist; you'll be thinking about where you parked.… Expand

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[Anonymous]

Sep 19, 2005

An insult to my intelligence. This is what happens when people give away the chance to direct a film as a contest prize.

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