Far Cry (film)
| Far Cry | |
|---|---|
 German-language poster | |
| Directed by | Uwe Boll |
| Produced by |
Uwe Boll Dan Clarke Wolfgang Herold Shawn Williamson |
| Written by |
Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer Masaji Takei |
| Based on |
Far Cry by Crytek Ubisoft |
| Starring |
Til Schweiger Emmanuelle Vaugier Michael Paré Clint Howard Will Sanderson Ralf Möller Michael Eklund Udo Kier Tyron Leitso Patrick Muldoon Chris Coppola Craig Skistimas Thomas Hanley Mike Dopud Anthony Bourdain |
| Music by | Jessica de Rooij |
| Cinematography | Mathias Neumann |
| Editing by | Karen Porter |
| Studio |
Boll KG Productions Brightlight Pictures |
| Distributed by |
20th Century Fox (Germany) Touchstone Pictures (US) |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country |
Germany Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $753,264 |
Far Cry is a 2008 German film adapted from the video game of the same name. The film is directed by Uwe Boll and stars Til Schweiger.
Plot
Jack Carver, a former member of the Special Forces takes the journalist Valerie Cardinal to an island to visit her uncle Max, who is working in a military complex on the island. As they arrive Valerie gets captured by the minions of Doctor Krieger. Jack doesn´t care about her until his boat explodes. After the destruction of his boat Jack finds out about the true purpose of the facilities on the island, which is the creation of genetically modified soldiers.
Cast
- Til Schweiger as Jack Carver
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Valerie Constatine
- Natalia Avelon as Katja Chernov
- Michael Paré as Paul Summers
- Clint Howard as Lead Scientist (uncredited)
- Craig Fairbrass as Mike
- Udo Kier as Dr. Krieger
- Mike Dopud as S Sgt. Ryder
- Chris Coppola as Emilio
- Ralf Möller as Max Cardinal
- Don S. Davis as General Roderick
- Michael Eklund
- Jay Brazeau as Ralph
- Michael Rogers as Mercenary Kelly
- Anthony Bourdain as Scientist (Tad Chanko)
Production
Uwe Boll gained the rights to a Far Cry movie, purportedly even before the game was released. In an October 2006 interview, Uwe Boll said that production on Far Cry would begin in May 2007.[1]
The Far Cry series has been heavily edited in Germany, where the film was released in October 2008, to negative reviews.
Reception
Like most other films directed by Uwe Boll, Far Cry received negative reviews with most critics saying it does the games no justice. IGN gave the film a 3 out of 10 and said "Perhaps one day game companies will learn to be more particular about the directors they chose to realize their products on the big screen. From that day on, Boll will have to find some original material to ruin, but it's too late for Far Cry. Fans of the game, and fans of movies in general, would be wise to avoid this one at all cost. Unless, of course, your purpose is to mock." [2]
Reboot
Variety reports that Ubisoft are developing another Far Cry film, along with Watch Dogs and Rabbids films.[3]
See also
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