Friday, September 23, 2005

Cry_Wolf ***
Cast: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padaleki, Jon Bon Jovi
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Running Length: 1:30
MPAA Classification: PG-13

At a prep school in the country, a group of kids play a game called Wolf. One of the group is chosen as the wolf and the rest must figure out who it is. After the nearby murder of a girl, Owen (Morris) suggests changing the game. They will send the school an e-mail crediting the murder to a serial killer called the Wolf. They say that he has killed before in other towns, and is now stalking them. It seems like a harmless joke that will scare some of the other kids, but soon members of their group begin to disappear under mysterious circumstances. Now, Owen and Dodger (Booth) try to figure out what is going on before they are the next victims.

"Cry_Wolf" exceeded my expectations. There is very little blood, as befitting a PG-13 movie, but that dies not detract from the film's eerieness. In fact, the film relies more on plot twists than blood to entertain. Wheather the key twist is believeable is for the viewer to decide, but I found that it worked for me and made this a enjoyable thriller.

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