Black Water (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 15 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 89 mins
Synopsis: Grace, her boyfriend Adam and younger sister Lee decide to take a river tour whilst holidaying in Northern Australia. As they drift into a mangrove swamp their boat is suddenly capsized and Jim disappears. Realising they’ve been attacked by a crocodile, Adam drags Grace to the... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press, Andy Rodoreda
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Splendid in its economy, Black Water gets a grip on our senses and never lets go %u2026 the writer/directors portray nature as something wondrous and deadly all at once, which is what it is of course, without guilt, without an agenda %u2013 except surviva
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04/18/08
Australian film-makers Andrew Traucki and David Nerlich have done a great job in making the world’s most deadly reptile as scary as a shark.
02/22/08
Writer-directors David Nerlich and Andrew Traucki calibrate the tension with creditable skill.
02/22/08
While the when-animals-attack genre has been a staple of direct-to-retail movies for decades now, this tries for a more realistic approach than the usual rubber or CGI reptile's buffet.
02/22/08
There are some nice creepy chills to be had from the directors David Nerlich and Andrew Traucki's low waterlevel camera work, but ultimately the outlandishness of their real-life adventure deadens the visceral impact.
02/22/08
Packs enough shocks to keep you gripped, not to mention a conclusion that refreshingly refutes the genre rulebook.
02/22/08
Lean and mean, this basically does for crocodiles what Open Water did for sharks, Snap it up.
02/22/08
Well acted and all the more engaging for having been based on a true story, ultimately Black Water lacks teeth.
02/22/08
Short, sharp and refreshingly nasty, it's a light antidote to all those heavy Oscar hopefuls clogging up the multiplex.
02/22/08
Tapping into the primeval fear generated by these perfectly evolved killing machines, the filmmakers ratchet up the tension, while sustaining our interest in the fate of the trio.
02/22/08
Watchable crocky horror flick that makes the most of its low budget and simple set-up, though the characters aren't especially engaging and you keep hoping they'll get eaten.
02/21/08
"Black Water" is the scariest film of its type since "Jaws" - you'll wanna strap in for this one ... otherwise you'll be continuously jumping out of your seat. One of the most genuinely scary films I've seen in a long time.
02/11/08
A lack of incisive action takes the teeth out of croc pic...offering too few scares and insufficient tension for audiences to take the bait.
01/22/08
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There's something to be said for a chomp-em-up tale that exhibits some class, intensity, and restraint.
11/20/07
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