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Wisdom of Crocodiles, The
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Wisdom of Crocodiles, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 58 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.8 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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based on 5 votes
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MPAA RATING: R for some strong violence and gore, language, and sexuality

Starring Jude Law, Stuart Bowman, and C.J. December

Searching for an ideal woman, Steven (Law), a "vampire" type in London, craves the intimacy of women. He meets a strong woman named Anne and it is clear only one of them will survive.


GENRE(S): Suspense/Thriller  
WRITTEN BY: Paul Hoffman  
DIRECTED BY: Po-Chih Leong  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: July 14, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: UK 

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

90
Film.com Peter Brunette
A rich and challenging variation on the serial-killer genre.
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83
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Peculiarly bloodless.
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80
Time Richard Corliss
From its first shot, of a mangled car high up in the branches of a tree, this cool, handsome thriller proceeds with an elliptical elegance.
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80
Village Voice J. Hoberman
Inoffensively glib and innocuously arty.
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75
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The picture is a little too pretentious to achieve its artistic and emotional goals, but its ambition and imagination are impressive at times.
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60
The New York Times A.O. Scott
Mr. Law doesn't disgrace himself here, though he doesn't have much to do, and the director, Po Chih Leong, is deft at creating atmosphere, but it's an atmosphere we've all seen before.
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50
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Nearly strangles in its own stylishness but benefits from smoldering performances.
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50
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
With all the brooding, stylized closeups of blood, crosses and cigarettes, the overall effect is fashion-mag chic -- not, as intended, intellectual thriller.
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39
Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
An orgy of bad decisions and cheap ideas.
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38
New York Post Lou Lumenick
A real crock.
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30
Variety Derek Elley
Starts intriguingly but ends up thrashing around as a toothless wonder.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Mira gave it an8:
Overall very good, with stunning preformances from the leads, and begins like an unique, smart thriller, but ends like your average slasher flick.

ILINA gave it a10:
Great movie!

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