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NOBODY BELIEVES A LIAR...
EVEN WHEN THEY'RE TELLING THE TRUTH
After one too many incidents of bad behaviour at his last school, Owen Matthews (British actor Julian Morris) arrives at Westlake Prep - where a young woman has recently been found murdered in the dark woods nearby.
Owen quickly falls in with the school's unofficial 'liar's club', including the beautiful and savvy Dodger (Lindy Booth, Dawn of the Dead, Wrong Turn) and quick-tempered Tom (Jared Padalecki, House of Wax, Supernatural).
At Owen's suggestion, his new friends decide to spread a rumour that a serial killer called 'The Wolf' committed the recent murder and is planning to strike again. Only when the school's journalism teacher (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, the friends 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.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The decision to make a serious teenage slasher film, post Scream, is a very brave move, without having the film descend into farce. However, Cry Wolf has more going for it than just a slasher tag.
Coupled with quite a genius script, it doesn't matter that it isn't, actually, very scary, or horrific, or even full of blood and gore. But what it will do will keep you watching just to find out what is going to happen next.
The slightly unimaginative plot outline (a group of teenagers start a hoax email about a serial killer, only for it, surprise surprise, to start coming true) doesn't do the film justice. The amount of twists and turns the storyline takes will always keep you guessing.
And although not full of horror, there are some genuinely clever moments. A halloween party where everyone dresses up like the description of the serial killer, but we know that the real killer is in there somewhere, is a tense and thrilling scene. Mobile phones and email alerts are used to great effect to keep us on the edge of our seats. In particular, a rather creepy moment involving a video phone call in a bathroom...
So although not brilliant, it is well worth the time, and therefore it's quite dissappointing that not all of the teenage performances are up to the same level as Jon Bon Jovi - a solid performance from the rock star, who really keeps the film grounded and realistic.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Avoid suspicion, manipulate your friends, and eliminate your enemies." That's the line that best sums up "Cry Wolf."
This movie sly jibes at the typical teen slasher movies that were popular in the late nineties, with shrieking blondes, knife-wielding killers, and plenty of bodies. But it's not only a good satire, but a good movie in its own right -- it deceives you right up to the end, with a complex twist that suddenly pulls the whole movie into focus.
Owen (Julian Morris) has just arrived at the prestigious Westlake high school, and it doesn't take him long to get acquainted with his jock roommate Tom (Jared Padalecki), the sexy school queen Dodger (Lindy Booth) and their pals. The gang all gathers together at the school chapel at night, to play an elaborate lying game -- until Dodger suggests they use a recent murder as part of an elaborate prank.
The kids send out a mass email saying that a mythical killer called the Wolf is on campus, about to kill again. But soon the prank becomes a series of vindictive, dirty secrets are revealed, and Owen is sent a series of threatening IMs from "The Wolf." And then suddenly the fake deaths they dreamed up begin to come true -- but what is real, and what is a deadly prank?
Don't go into "Cry Wolf" expecting lots of shrieky, bloody teen horror, or you'll be disappointed. Not much gore, not even much violence. It's actually more like a murder mystery (both before and after the fact), disguised as a teen slasher flick. Certainly it's a lot smarter than your typical high-school movie.
The complexity doesn't really show up until the finale, when the seemingly simple plot turns around and pulls all its strings tight. Hardly a plot hole to be found. People you thought were dead aren't, and a childish prank turns out to be far more sinister. Writer/director Jeff Wadlow soaks the movie in a tongue-in-cheek atmosphere, and a sense of intellectual horror as well as visceral thrills.
It also takes a few minutes out to mock slasher flicks, like the "so cliche" idea of a killer hiding in the backseat. The cast seems like a typical slasher cast, but more realistic -- the slut is flirty but not actually slutty, like a girl who is still getting used to her own attractiveness. The brainiac doesn't flaunt her intelligence, the chubby kid isn't funny, and the jock isn't a lunkhead.
Julian Morris gives a subtle, understated portrayal of a troubled young boy with a checkered past. Owen is essentially a good kid, but led into trouble by that classic downfall -- he's trying to impress the hot girl with his intelligence. Morris's finest acting comes in the final scenes on the movie, where his expressive eyes show terror, desperation, numbness, and finally frustrated horror.
"Cry Wolf" is a far smarter, creepier movie than most satires, and it also manages to be a clever flick in its own right. Solidly acted, wonderfully written.
This movie sly jibes at the typical teen slasher movies that were popular in the late nineties, with shrieking blondes, knife-wielding killers, and plenty of bodies. But it's not only a good satire, but a good movie in its own right -- it deceives you right up to the end, with a complex twist that suddenly pulls the whole movie into focus.
Owen (Julian Morris) has just arrived at the prestigious Westlake high school, and it doesn't take him long to get acquainted with his jock roommate Tom (Jared Padalecki), the sexy school queen Dodger (Lindy Booth) and their pals. The gang all gathers together at the school chapel at night, to play an elaborate lying game -- until Dodger suggests they use a recent murder as part of an elaborate prank.
The kids send out a mass email saying that a mythical killer called the Wolf is on campus, about to kill again. But soon the prank becomes a series of vindictive, dirty secrets are revealed, and Owen is sent a series of threatening IMs from "The Wolf." And then suddenly the fake deaths they dreamed up begin to come true -- but what is real, and what is a deadly prank?
Don't go into "Cry Wolf" expecting lots of shrieky, bloody teen horror, or you'll be disappointed. Not much gore, not even much violence. It's actually more like a murder mystery (both before and after the fact), disguised as a teen slasher flick. Certainly it's a lot smarter than your typical high-school movie.
The complexity doesn't really show up until the finale, when the seemingly simple plot turns around and pulls all its strings tight. Hardly a plot hole to be found. People you thought were dead aren't, and a childish prank turns out to be far more sinister. Writer/director Jeff Wadlow soaks the movie in a tongue-in-cheek atmosphere, and a sense of intellectual horror as well as visceral thrills.
It also takes a few minutes out to mock slasher flicks, like the "so cliche" idea of a killer hiding in the backseat. The cast seems like a typical slasher cast, but more realistic -- the slut is flirty but not actually slutty, like a girl who is still getting used to her own attractiveness. The brainiac doesn't flaunt her intelligence, the chubby kid isn't funny, and the jock isn't a lunkhead.
Julian Morris gives a subtle, understated portrayal of a troubled young boy with a checkered past. Owen is essentially a good kid, but led into trouble by that classic downfall -- he's trying to impress the hot girl with his intelligence. Morris's finest acting comes in the final scenes on the movie, where his expressive eyes show terror, desperation, numbness, and finally frustrated horror.
"Cry Wolf" is a far smarter, creepier movie than most satires, and it also manages to be a clever flick in its own right. Solidly acted, wonderfully written.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
this film was a 12 when released at the cinema so i didnt really think it would be that good in terms of a horror/serial killer theme, but it turned out to be a really good film. the plot is very good and there are plenty of jumps, twists and edge-of-seat moments. definately worth a watch, but if you're just going for blood and guts, dont bother.
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