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Incident at Loch Ness

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Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

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Reviews Counted:46

Fresh:28

Rotten:18

Average Rating:6.1/10

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for brief strong language

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Sep 17, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: In the Summer of 2003, acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog set out to make a documentary about Scotland's infamous Loch Ness, purported home of a prehistoric creature known as "Nessie." Herzog's... In the Summer of 2003, acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog set out to make a documentary about Scotland's infamous Loch Ness, purported home of a prehistoric creature known as "Nessie." Herzog's stated intent was "to explore the origin and the necessity of the monster" rather than to look for the creature itself. The film was to be called "Enigma of Loch Ness." At the time Herzog began production, noted cinematographer and filmmaker John Bailey was already directing a documentary about him, tentatively called "Herzog in Wonderland." This would not be the first time that Herzog would be profiled while making a film, but it would perhaps be the last. What neither Bailey nor Herzog could have predicted is that the Engima of Loch Ness would never be completed. The chaos that had followed Herzog on his other epic quests would follow him to Loch Ness. The production ground to a halt after a boating accident just weeks into shooting. Charges of mismanagement, and even criminally negligent behavior, were leveled in multiple directions. For the first time in his career, Herzog would shut a film down for good. In the fall of 2003, the unfinished "Enigma of Loch Ness" was combined with the footage John Bailey had shot for "Herzog in Wonderland." The resulting film, Incident at Loch Ness, was completed by editors Howard Smith and Abby Shwarzwalder, but due to numerous pending lawsuits, the credits for that film remain undecided. In the ensuing legal fracas, a series of startling film clips made their way onto the internet. The footage was purported to be the clearest ever taken of the elusive monster, but it was accompanied by claims of a hoax. The answer as to the origin and validity of these clips remains unclear. Incident at Loch Ness chronicles the story of the making (and unmaking) of Herzog's film, as well as the aftermath of that fateful effort. Shocking, controversial, and strangely humorous, the film raises many questions about where reality ends and fiction begins. It is also the portrait of a great adventurer on his most bizarre and tragic quest. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Werner Herzog, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain, Russ Williams

Starring: Werner Herzog, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain, Russ Williams, David Davidson, Michael Karnow, Zak Penn

Director: Zak Penn

Director: Zak Penn
Producer: Zak Penn
Composer: Henning Lohner
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Mildly comical for those familiar with (and fond of) adventurous German auteur Werner Herzog.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
08/09/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Reaches only monumental levels of dumbness and lame comical moments.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/03/06
Dennis Schwartz
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

...Herzog and Penn don't challenge [the Loch Ness] myth. They are out to create their own. And they almost pull it off.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
07/29/05
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

A generally empty, if fitfully amusing, experience.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
04/13/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Herzog se revela um convincente astro do gênero “ação/terror” neste filme que, além das muitas risadas, ainda oferece uma reveladora visão dos bastidores de Hollywood.

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04/11/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

We fall prey to a series of sleights-of-hand that keep us wondering what the joke is -- and more importantly, who's in on it.

Full Review Source: Freeze Dried Movies | comment Comment
04/01/05
Brian Juergens
Brian Juergens
Freeze Dried Movies

A truly original work, and a very cheeky one at that filled with end-to-end laughter. It plays off Herzog's own legend as a behind-the-camera wild card.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
02/28/05
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

While not quite on par with some other movies and mockumentaries about showbiz, Incident at Loch Ness is right up there with its head above water.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
02/28/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com

too much of a one-note concept to make the entertainment value lift much above lake level

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/26/05
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

Pathetic self-parody.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
12/17/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

In addition to being a funny movie about the movie business, it's a cheeky, ingenious motion picture puzzle.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
12/10/04
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

The movie has made us question anew our faith in 'reality' entertainment -- and visual representation in general.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
12/09/04
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

[Penn's] oafish 'character' only manages a few guffaws and a handful of chuckles, and his movie is the same.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
12/03/04
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

We realize with increasing dismay that Loch Ness is a movie about the bald, weaselly Penn and not about Herzog at all.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/29/04
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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I hope this film is more widely viewed than I suspect it will be, because it is not only one of the funniest films of the year, but also asks questions about truth, half-truth and lies that are worth considering.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
11/20/04
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Penn seems caught up in some sort of blogger/TV-cable vanity trip.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
11/19/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

This is mandatory viewing for Herzog fans. It's an inside joke, but for those who get it, it's loose, funny and, in its own way, Herzogian.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/05/04
Walter V. Addiego
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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An inevitable cinematic showdown, now that war against the media and Hollywood has pretty much been declared by documentaries.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
11/02/04
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

Highly amusing.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/31/04
Richard Mowe
Richard Mowe
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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