Cry Wolf

This is one of those movies that try hard to confuse the audience to dissemble obvious twists in the plot, but fail completely. Never does "Cry_Wolf" fool you. You know exactly where it's going and you also know that the final explanation is not going to work after all the "facts" that have been given to us earlier. It sounds confusing, but if you see the movie you'll know what I mean. The worst thing about "Cry_Wolf", however, is that Jeff Wadlow isn't able to pull off one good scare or a thrilling suspense scene. The whole thing just isn't exciting in any way, it's merely tolerable enough for you to keep your eyes on the screen. Needless to say that the characters and the performances are as flat as the story itself (this is, after all, a cast that includes Jon Bon Jovi). There have been far better horror movies (if you want to call it that) in the past 6 years and you'd be well advised to watch the other "Wolf"-movie of 2005, "Wolf Creek", instead of this forgettable affair.

I actually enjoyed watching this. It's not that bad. It's kinda what you should expect from a slasher/mystery movie from 2005. I wasn't expecting an award nominee movie. But the plot twists add a cool addition that are pretty unexpected. Probably wouldn't ever watch it again, nor is it a "must-watch". But if you're bored without anything to do I'd give it a watch.

At first glance, CRY WOLF appears to be a slasher flick as a helpless female is hunted down by a masked killer in some deep dark woods. But in reality it is a straightforward murder mystery involving a bunch of prep school students who decide to play a deadly game of who's-the-killer after a local girl is found shot to death in the woods near their school. You may think you are watching a killer-on-the-prowl scenario, and in a way you would be right. But wait until the end. Nothing is as it seems. Absolutely nothing. The resolution is likely to leave you breathless. The director worked with what appears to be a very small budget and a mostly unknown cast, and does right by a script that at times reminded me of SCREAM or THE FACULTY or THE SKULLS. It even reminded me vaguely of TEN LITTLE INDIANS/AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, which tells you something about my age. The female lead, a manipulative redhead played expertly by Linday Booth, is very much in the Rachel McAdams mold and I expect to see more out of her. An almost unrecognizable Jon Bon Jovi plays her teacher/lover!

I'm glad that I didn't care the ideas of a few critics who said it's a boring, unsuccessful Urban-Legend-try. I think Cry_Wolf is way better than most of the thriller movies I've seen recently. The cast is well-chosen, the infamous names end up with good performance and Jon Bon Jovi does a great job as an actor. The twists in the story and the main idea is really, really cool. There aren't horror/thriller clichés in the movie, and surprises keep coming till the last minute as questions keep showing up in your mind through the 90 minutes, which sure keeps the interest high. All in all, I truly liked the movie and i can recommend it highly.

This movie is strange. When I remember this movie, it looks like 1998 style horror movie and it's to bad, because this movie is 2005 release. Another bad thing about this movie - the same non-original scenes in student town. It so boring. The director have to take original places, not a college town. The third bad thing - actor. They acted really bad. They not entertaining. producer have to take better horror movie stars. Poor Jon Bon Jovi, he goes to the wrong movie. Maybe he was just for money? Best thing in movie - original idea about imagine serial killer in town, who's killing students in college town. And I think this is it...