Rotten
Is there anything scarier than a threatening text message? Sure: Werewolves, vampires, killer diseases, and comedies written by and starring Jenny McCarthy come immediately to mind.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Cry_Wolf
Nobody believes a liar... even when they're telling the truth.
2005 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Jeff Wadlow
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Cry_Wolf
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
24%
Tomatometer
Rotten
After so many years of memorable horror villains, what's particularly terrifying about some dude with a neon-orange ski mask and a ratty camouflage jacket?
Tim Grierson, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
Contains no actual wolves, but it does have some howlers.
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A cut above the rest.
Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News
Fresh
Not only is it kind-of-sort-of-almost good, but it's also arguably the best horror movie in theaters right now -- thanks to a decent script with a couple of great twists.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
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