
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 n... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about Cry_Wolf.
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt's dumb, yeah, but it's so convinced it's smart that it almost makes you believe it, too. |
| New York PostKyle SmithWhich 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. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA clever teen thriller with intricate plotting, deft characterizations, sharp ensemble performances and a darkly ironic twist at the end. |
| Dread CentralJohnny ButaneIf you want something that asks you to think along with it to keep up with the characters and plot, Cry_Wolf's a good place to be. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekAt once a mystery so intricate that the multiple climaxes generate snickers and a slasher picture too subdued to satisfy the thirst of that genre's audience for blood. |
| Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)Jonathan R. PerryA stylish, frequently charming throwback to a time when horror films were essentially psychological thrillers with a higher body count. |
| New York Daily NewsRobert DominguezThe 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. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinFirst-time screenwriters Jeff Wadlow and Beau Bauman prove more adept at staging mind games than creating chills and thrills for the audience. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA cut above the usual level of slasher films, with its overly convoluted plot enhanced by an impressive level of cinematic style. It also places a greater emphasis on surprising plot twists than gore. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerA tedious throwaway horror film without a logical marble in its head. |