Watch: Cry_Wolf 2005 123movies, Full Movie Online – Nobody believes a liar – even when they’re telling the truth. When a young woman is found murdered, a group of local high school students decide to further scare their classmates by spreading online rumors that a serial killer called “The Wolf” is on the loose. By describing “The Wolf’s” next victims, the students’ game is to see how many people they can convince – and if anyone will uncover the lie. But when the described victims actually do start turning up dead, suddenly no one knows where the lies end and the truth begins. As someone or something begins hunting the students themselves, the game turns terrifyingly real..
Plot: After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer named “The Wolf”, coming on the next full moon. The teens describe each death method The Wolf uses, but when the described victims actually do start turning up dead, suddenly no one knows where the lies end and the truth begins.
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PG-13? Hey, it makes sense for once!
A surprisingly intelligent suspense/horror film. Notice the dual title I gave to it? Yeah, that’s because it takes elements from both to make a much better movie. I’m really surprised they canceled the critics’ screenings for this because I honestly think it would get good reviews from quite a few critics. Maybe I’m wrong.Either way, it starts off in post-Scream slasher mode before kicking things into gear. It quickly takes on the trappings of the urban legend/parable/whatever that the title is derived from, with a group of spoiled rich kids deciding to trick their private school into thinking there’s a killer on campus. Trouble is…there actually might be.
The two leads, Julian Morris and Lindy Booth are both actually very good. Booth, who did almost nothing in the Dawn of the Dead remake, shines brightest, mixing girl-next-door charm with a lying, manipulative alter-ego. And it makes sense because her character uses the former so she can accomplish the latter.
Another surprising stand-out is…Jon Bon Jovi? Yeah, the guy can actually act. He skirts the line a few times but he’s definitely believable as an English teacher. His story arc is also kind of funny when you consider his career, and what that likely entailed during the ’80s. So once again, not a stretch.
The only flaw I could see with the movie is that it seems a little calculating. At points, it seems like it’s intentionally trying to avoid teen horror clichés. For example, a victim is being chased and instead of running out a door, he tries to trick the killer into thinking he has. Smart. Probably too smart for a high school student, but at least it’s a change from the same run, scream, hide, run again, knife to the throat routine.
Speaking of that tired old routine and the rating it usually causes, this is probably the first time in years where I actually felt a PG-13 rating was warranted. Making this an R horror movie would’ve killed any semblance of logic. Here the violence isn’t necessarily what’s supposed to frighten you. Human nature is. Their lies are what bring about the conclusion, which is infinitely darker than anything Jason Vorhees has ever done.
Quite entertaining for such a small budget and no-name cast
Avoid suspicion. Manipulate your friends. Eliminate your enemies. That’s the name of the game that these fictional students play on campus, and on a bigger level it’s the name of the game they’re playing with the audience. Well, except for the “eliminate your enemies” bit. Though there were some annoying chatters that I wish could have been eliminated from the theater.Working with a minimal budget and a no-name cast (except for Bon Jovi and Gary Cole), director Jeff Wadlow has shown us, just like last year’s Saw did, that when your ambition is bigger than your pocketbook then you can still create an extremely entertaining film. This isn’t quite as frantic and intense as Saw, but I have no problem admitting that it sucked me in and forced me to thoroughly enjoy it.
Get ready to bait your pole for a little red herring fishing because this movie’s teeming with ’em. If you don’t mind being manipulated as you try to guess who the killer is then you should have a fun time. I thought I had it figured out several times, and within the last 10 minutes I finally did guess what was going on … somewhat. There was another small twist at the end that kind of caught me off guard. The movie is constructed slickly enough to convince you that you’ve got the mystery solved, but the twists are just subtle enough to throw you off the trail and reveal that you’re not as smart as you think you are.
I get tired of people complaining about PG-13 horror movies. “I want lots of cussing! I want lots of gore! I want nudity!” Really? Well, I want a decent story that I can sink my teeth into and follow with interest. I want an element of surprise. I want dialogue that doesn’t rely on ye olde “f” bomb as an uncreative crutch. I don’t want to be seething with anger over a stupid plot twist that makes no sense in retrospect to the rest of the movie.
Cry_Wolf succeeds on each of these points, and if you keep in mind the limitations that come with such a small budget and remind yourself that there are no Oscar winners in this cast, then you should get your money’s worth. If you’re looking for a gore-soaked bloodbath with topless women running all over the place then you’re probably just going to troll the message boards and complain about how horrible this movie is, so just save us all your whining and go watch a Chucky movie instead.
THE GIST
Cry_Wolf is not a slasher movie that is focused on how many deaths the killer can pile up. It’s more of a mystery that is concerned with keeping the audience guessing for 90 minutes. I would’ve liked a little more tension and a few more scares, but I tip my hat to director Wadlow for a fine effort on such a small budget.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 30 min (90 min)
Budget 1000000
Revenue 10047674
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director Jeff Wadlow
Writer Jeff Wadlow, Beau Bauman
Actors Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor
Film Length (5 reels), 2,477 m
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Super 35
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)