Far Cry (2008)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writers:

Michael Roesch (screenplay) &
Peter Scheerer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 October 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Island | Genetic Experimentation | Exploding Helicopter | Cult Favorite | Tropical Island

Cast

Til Schweiger	...	Jack Carver
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Valerie Cardinal
Natalia Avelon	...	Katja Chernov
Michael Paré	...	Paul Summers
Craig Fairbrass	...	Parker
Udo Kier	...	Dr. Lucas Krieger
Mike Dopud	...	Sgt. Ryder
Carrie Genzel	...	Tourist Laura
Anthony Bourdain	...	Scientist
Ralf Moeller	...	Max Cardinal
Michael Teigen	...	Mercenary Bridge
D. Harlan Cutshall	...	Mercenary Quinn
Scott Cooper	...	Young Reporter Brooks
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jay Brazeau	...	Ralph
Chris Coppola	...	Emillio - The Food-guy
Don S. Davis	...	General Roderick
Geoff Gustafson	...	Montgomery
Thomas Hanley	...	Mercenary
Jesse Kennedy	...	Mercenary
Kirk McMeekan	...	Vampire
Craig Skistimas	...	Scientist
Kimani Ray Smith	...	Machine gunner
Jamie Switch	...	Worker Steve
Gareth Von Kallenbach	...	Mercenary

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R (certificate #45630)

Filming Locations:

Deep Cove Marina, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Far Cry Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: While mercenaries chase down Valerie and Jack with boats, Parker's pistol is shown to be empty in close shot (slide is locked to back-position). In the next cut the weapon is reloaded again (slide is where it is supposed to), but in the next shot immediately after it the gun is empty again.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Guinness World Records - Die größten Weltrekorde: (#5.1)" (2008)

Disappointing...

Sadly this film lives up to about 1% of the hype that the game created in 2004 and leaves a very sour taste in the mouth. For video game enthusiasts, book worms and movie fans alike there is nothing more disappointing then a film that is based on an original concept (whether on paper or gaming console) that does not deliver. And not only that, goes well under the mark. Far Cry the video game released in 2004 created such a cult following that making a movie from the content should have been easy and scores of gamers would have flocked to watch the film. If you are a gamer that has played Far Cry; do not watch this film. Anyone else who hasn't played the game; it'll still seem like a B grade acted / B grade directed movie. Uwe Boll, hang your head in shame...this should've been easy to make into a blockbuster. The storyline of the game was incredible (think Jurassic Park meets Alien) and yet you still managed to take it and mould it into your own terrible recreation of an instant classic. Video game companies be warned - if Uwe Boll comes a knockin', lock the door. Oh & Til Schweiger...I look forward to seeing you make up for yourself in Inglourious Basterds. What were you thinking taking this one on? Sigh.