Directed by:
Jeff WadlowCinematography:
Romeo TironeComposer:
Michael WandmacherCast:
Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki, Sandra McCoy, Gary Cole, Jon Bon Jovi, Kristy Wu, Paul James, Anna Deavere Smith, Jane Beard, Antonio D. Charity (more)VOD (2)
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When Owen Matthews (Julian Morris) makes up a fake, very detailed story about a serial killer and e-mails it to all the students at Westlake--which is yet another private school his father (Gary Cole) has sent him off to--he has no idea what he has begun. Soon his fictional murderer, "the Wolf," is sneaking around campus, scaring the students and leaving behind a trail of blood. What started out as a relatively innocent game between a group of friends has now turned real, and Owen seems to be the only one who can stop it. But the deeper he goes, the more he doesn't like what he finds out--until he becomes the ultimate target. (official distributor synopsis)
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There is no way this deserves more than two stars as there was absolutely no trace of a horror atmosphere. It was more of a thriller inspired by standard American high-school slasher films, the story unfolding in a completely predictable way. The final twist was a pleasant surprise for me, though.
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The American film Cry Wolf is not badly shot, it has simple cinematography and simple visuals, which basically don’t show any blood. And why not? The film is not based on blood at all. It's based on lies. But there are so many of them at one point that you're no longer even interested in unravelling what happened. And that's certainly not what this film wanted to do. Yet it hastily succeeded in doing so. It’s too overcomplicated.
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