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33 out of 100

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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Starring: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt
  • Summary: Its placid waters complement the pristine Maine wilderness it borders. This tranquil setting is probably the last place you'd expect a gruesome fatality. But then it's also the last place you?d expect to find a 30-foot, narrow-snouted, multi-toothed, reptilian of the species Crocodylus. An eating machine more commonly known as a crocodile. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 12 out of 24
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: Andrew Collins
    80
    A straightforward camping-holiday nightmare, or a sly, ironic take on the same. It works deliciously as both.
  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Anthony Lane
    60
    Comes in well under the ninety-minute mark, leaving no room for bombast or overkill.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    30
    To be sure, Kelley's Emmy-winning brand of off-kilter humor and cockeyed affection for rural folk is on display, but his attempt here to blend the citified angst of "Ally McBeal" (co-star Bridget Fonda was Kelley's first choice as that series' lead) with the countrified absurdisms of "Picket Fences," plus bits out of the Peter Benchley playbook, doesn't hold water.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. MiguelB.
    8
    More fun than horror, with lots of hilarious banter between main characters. Should not be taken seriously, of course, but definitely more enjoyable than most movies in this genre.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. WesleyE.
    7
    It's by no means a good movie... but the actors (if you can call them that) do poke some slight fun ath the subject, and the Big Croc itself kicks ass.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. GaborA.
    6
    Even stupider than most creature features, but also way funnier at the same time. Sheer hilarious at times.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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