Far Cry (2008)

Two Seattle reporters investigate the deaths of mercenaries on an island off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Michael Roesch, Peter Scheerer,

Stars:

Til Schweiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Natalia Avelon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Til Schweiger	...	Jack Carver
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Valerie Cardinal
Natalia Avelon	...	Katia Chernov
Udo Kier	...	Dr. Lucas Krieger
Chris Coppola	...	Emillio
Ralf Moeller	...	Max Cardinal
Craig Fairbrass	...	Jason Parker
Michael Paré	...	Paul Summer (as Michael Pare)
Don S. Davis	...	General Roderick
Suzanne Ristic	...	Theresa
Jay Brazeau	...	Ralph
Mike Dopud	...	Leader
Steffen Mennekes	...	Young Mercenary
Michael Robinson	...	Tourist George
Carrie Genzel	...	Tourist Laura

Storyline

An adaptation of the first-person-shooter video game where Jack Carver, a retired Special Forces Officer who now is transport for hire, by people and cargo. On one particular trip Jack ferries a photographer 'Val' who wants to photograph old Japanese WW2 bases on some of the Micronesian islands. He goes through hell when his boat is attacked and destroyed by an unknown party while Val is away. Surviving by the skin of his teeth, he must now find Val and uncover what is truly happening on these dark and mysterious islands.

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Plot Keywords:

island | reporter | mercenary | boat | woman's neck broken | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence

Details

Country:

Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2008 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Far Cry - Fugindo do Inferno

Filming Locations:

Deep Cove Marina, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Far Cry Productions, Brightlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene after the mutants escape and one is seen jumping from a high platform Jason is seen holding a M4A1 rifle. The next scene he is shooting the mutant but is now holding a G36k

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Dr. Krieger: [From Trailer] You're just a simple boat man.
Jack Carver: I didn't say anything about being simple.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Doom (2010)

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Soundtracks

"I Only Want To See Your Smile"
Performed by Robert Beld
Music & Lyrics by Robert Beld
Published by Arabella Musikverlag GmbH dba Edition X-Tended

User Reviews

Turn off your head and relax

It's definitely more than 3 when you want to relax. It's not serious movie thou, not even good action one - although the action is fine. I watched it after the game and I think the game has better story. :-) But I simply forgot about the game, watched the simple movie with some action and not exactly believable romance in it, and I was relaxed. Opening scene might be the best part as it looks like sci-fi stuff, but the rest is still OK. Acting is like the movie, probably the romance in the bed is the worst part (although I generally like bed scenes and I'm very forgiving there ;-)), some action parts are way too long (one chase with the mutant) but otherwise it's quite solid average movie based on a simple script without any great idea. The thing that is great about this movie is that it's generally quite smooth and it didn't make me angry like my last bad experience (Flight of the Phoenix http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377062/). No far-fetched scenes, no embarrassing dialogs ("You better be here when I return" :-)), no forced drama. Easy, smooth, flowing average action. There are better movies outside that made me rather unsatisfied because they looked more serious. This is NOT serious even if it's not a comedy. It's simply B class (or C?) action movie. Not a bad one. Probably the missing point is the worst problem - but hey, who would expect a point here?