Croc (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Stewart Raffill

Writer (WGA):

Ken Solarz (written by)

Release Date:

20 September 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A large man-eating crocodile terrorizes tourists and locals near Krabi, in Thailand. Michael Madsen plays a hunter stalking the immense reptile...

Plot Keywords:

Crocodile | Thailand | Eaten Alive | Boy Eaten | Swimming Pool

Cast

Michael Madsen	...	Croc Hawkins
Peter Tuinstra	...	Jack McQuade
Sherry Phungprasert	...	Evelyn Namawong
Elizabeth Healey	...	Allison
Scott Hazell	...	Theo
Tawon Saetang	...	Andy Konsong Jr.
Wasan Junsook	...	'Cao' Konsong Sr.
Jack Prinya	...	Detective Sergeant Dang
Duangduean Kumphasee	...	Chompoo
David Asavanond	...	Som
Amy Lackgren	...	Sunee
Nophand Boonyai	...	Corporal Leu
Pim Yensuk	...	Kanya
Elizabeth Lackgren	...	Anoon
Wattana Kanchanasatit	...	Kip

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Thailand

Company:

Thai Occidental Productions

Hungry croc chews up scenes and co-stars

Another in Sci-Fi (SyFy) channel's never ending quest to rip off famous monster movies with silly copies, and rip human victims to pieces to accomplish this.

Mutant crocs develop a taste for human cuisine, and run amok in some Asian coastal town. Victims rarely have names, but plenty of spurting red paint when a croc makes a Big Mac out of them. Few characters get even one click above nameless slaughter-meat: an animal welfare agent (who also handles animal social security and animal medicare), a croc hunter (a Capt. Quint clone from Jaws), a carnival barker guy who does a sea-life Shamu type show, carnival barker's moronic cousin, and a stereotypical sunglasses and black suit bad guy in a limo (who looks like he was supposed to be in a kung-fu movie, but got on the set for this one by mistake). Said baddie has countless stooges who end up as croc snacks, of course.

The acting is questionable, but I've seen worse. The director gives this routine hungry monster flick some good pacing, although the script writer has offered nothing new. The croc is just some Animal Planet footage, and the dozens of decapitated heads are obviously Halloween masks with red paint splattered on them. I did like the puppy's acting; his barking was very realistic. He and the croc are the standout performers.

You'll know two minutes in who's gonna get devoured, and the fact that this film will win no Oscar awards. It is however, good cinematic fast food, which is all it's trying to be.