From
the Director of 'DEADTIME' and 'Zombie Harvest' comes Crying Wolf! They're
Hungry, Hairy and ready to hunt you down! The comedy horror Crying Wolf tells
the story of strange and weird goings on in a little English village called
Deddington. The gruesome death of local girl Charlotte by a rabid monster
causes alarm and revulsion - before desperate reporters, crazy detectives and
revenge seeking hunters descend on the scene! Crying wolf is a fast paced
British comedy horror that will keep you howling for more!
Starring:
Caroline Munro, Joe Egan, and Kristofer Dayne
Directed
by: Tony Jopia
Written
by: Andy Davie, Michael Dale, and Tony Jopia
"Crying Wolf" is like a story
within a story with many other short stories going on. What does that mean? Well,
the overall story is told by a private investigator (Gary Martin), who has come
to town to investigate the disappearance of a girl. While in town, he stumbles
upon a book, and begins reading through it. So begins the story of a pack of
wolves, and what happens on one of their hunting trips. Seeing the story from
the pack's view as opposed to the victims gives the movie something different
to work with.
As the investigator reads on, the
audience is introduced to the pack, and how certain members came to join it.
Just as the audience begins to sort through the who’s who of the pack, the
wolves stop, and begin telling some stories of their own. Hence, the other
short stories mentioned above. This is actually one of the better parts of the
movie. Each wolf tries to tell a crazier story of death. The audience gets to
see these short stories played out that are full of people dying in all kinds
of ways. The best one might be the one where two topless girls are sun tanning,
and one tries to frighten the other to death!
Getting back to the original story, the
investigator tells another story of how two hunters came together, and now are
plotting against this pack of wolves. This sets up a great ending action scene
between the hunters, the wolves, and a few of their potential victims. It's a
crazy back and forth scene with plenty of deaths. Just prior to the final
scene, the audience gets treated to a multiple wolf transformation scene, which
is fun because audiences are usually only treated to one transformation at a time.
Overall, the idea for "Crying Wolf
isn't bad, but it just needs a little bit tighter of execution. While the death
stories in the middle of the story are fun, mixed in with the character stories
it's almost too many sub stories to keep up with. The deaths were good, and it
has plenty of blood in it. However, budget constraints probably held them back
from doing more, and instead they injected some unfavorable CGI. There are
times when the blood, and wolf movements seem too fake. Even with some flaws,
there's enough there to say it's worth watching, so I give it 2 pools of blood.
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