The closest we get to a real surprise is seeing Jon Bon Jovi giving love a bad name by playing a predatory journalism teacher, swapping his rock star denim and leather for spectacles and a sweater vest. Exposition and backstory also get hacked through along the way, leaving us none the wiser about what this cast might've done with a plot that had some originality. But the script keeps their emotional connection in the shallow end throughout. The central pairing of Owen ( Julian Morris) and Dodger ( Lindy Booth) are effectively a couple of fish out of water. But the characters are all so cliched and self-regarding that it's hard to care or remember who's getting bumped off by a masked fictional murderer who's mysteriously come to life. One of the glut of forgettable post- Scream slasher movies, this teen horror movie isn't so much a "whodunit?" as a "who's doing it?" Cry Wolf's interchangeable cast of students at an elite boarding school should, in theory, be bonded together as their lie about a campus serial killer turns into a reality. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. Set in an exclusive school, the characters are mostly affluent and enjoy the benefits of a privileged education. Language includes female characters being referred to as "bitch," and a lesbian couple being called "dykes." There is some underage drinking of beer at parties, but not to excess, while drug possession is also referenced but not shown. Kissing is shown, including between a teacher and student. Sex isn't graphic, either, although it is referenced and joked about. There are deaths by stabbing and shooting with some blood, but it is not prolonged or gory. Although central to the plot, violence is infrequent and not super graphic. The movie's characters are too cynical and deceptive for the movie to carry any positive messages, although there are some moments of honesty and vulnerability between Owen and Dodger. boarding school coincides with Dodger ( Lindy Booth) and the other students concocting a story about a campus serial killer. The arrival of British student Owen ( Julian Morris) to an elite U.S. As someone-or something-starts hunting the players themselves, the game turns terrifyingly real.Parents need to know that Cry Wolf is a horror movie with moderate violence, language, and sex references. The described "victims" suddenly start to disappear, Owen, Dodger, and Tom are no longer able to determine where the lies end and the truth begins. Journalism teacher, Rich Walker, warns the group about the kinds of predators that lurk on the internet does Owen begin to regret sending their falsified story into cyberspace. The mischievous group's description of "The Wolf's" intended victims are based on the people they know best-each other. Owen's suggestion, his new friends decide to expand their game's reach beyond campus, by spreading an online rumor that a serial killer called "The Wolf" committed the recent murderĪnd is planning to strike again. Owen quickly falls in with the school's unofficial "liars' club," including the beautiful and saavy Dodger and quick-talking, short-tempered Tom. After one too many incidents of bad behavior at his last school, Owen Matthews arrives at Westlake Prep-where a young woman has recently been found murdered in the dark woods
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