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The Wisdom of Crocodiles

Play trailer Poster for The Wisdom of Crocodiles R Released May 1, 2000 1h 38m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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After years of murdering single women for their blood, debonair vampire Steven Griscz (Jude Law) can no longer quench his thirst at the pallid necks of the lonely and miserable. To continue to sustain himself, he desperately needs the vibrant, energizing blood of a victim who loves him. As Griscz struggles to seduce gorgeous scientist Anne Levela (Elina Lowensohn), policeman Healey (Timothy Spall) follows a trail of clues leading directly to his door.
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Stylish, but emotionally uninvolving.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly A philosophical thriller that's no less intriguing for being murkily theological and ceaselessly artsy. Rated: B+ Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Peter Brunette Film.com Raises the most profound issues about the difference between humans and animals, good and evil, truth and lies. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Matt Bailey Not Coming to a Theater Near You Rated: 1/5 Jan 14, 2005 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 3/5 Dec 21, 2004 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...so enigmatic and mysterious that by the time the movie's over, you still aren't entirely sure what just happened. Rated: 2/4 Aug 1, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Nicely done "alternative" vampire tale Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member could be much better Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member ***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.*** Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member thought it was ok for some of it,got confused close to the end and was disappointed by the end. it was bittersweet to see how it played out and stephen griscz was confusing over all. i'd say if you're curious to see it,i guess its worth giving a shot,but don't have high hopes for it to be fantastic Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I was hoping Jude Law good bring something interesting to a stale and boring genre that for lack of a better term I'll call "creature feature drama." The featured creature here is a vampire, which happens to be played by Jude Law! Jude Law a vampire? How can that not be interesting? Watch and this and you will find out very quickly! The only thing engaging about the entire film was seeing Ivo Saliger's "Der Arztz" on the wall of the vampire's lair. It's otherwise an exercise in pretentious boredom with morality statements about the nature of mankind that could be penned by a teenager high on mildly illegal substance feeling the weight of realizing they will have to take responsibility for their actions and act like an adult, in about 10 years. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Slick alternate approach to a vampire story. Steven snares women, then bleeds them dry. By the time someone catches up to one, he's on to the next. The film opens with a car in a tree with copious blood flowing out of it. This was a former girl friend of Steven's. Steven prevents a woman, Maria, from committing suicide, then romances her. Later he dumps her body in some quicksand. The body is found by a Spanish fisher. Steven gets a visit from the police. Anne Labels is a structural engineer whom Steven meets at a museum. Steven saves the inspector from a gang. The gang re-appears later while Steven is with Anne; the leader means to use her. Steven beats up the other four gang members and gets Anne away from the leader. He subdues the leader; she returns with a weapon; they leave more or less unscathed. The police bring him in for more interviews. The police give up for a time when the inspector learns from Maria's friends that she was contemplating suicide and that Steven prevented it. Steven returns the crucifix that the gang leader stole from the inspector at their first meeting. Steven falls in love with Anne. He needs her blood, but he cannot do it. Such a quandary. Cinematography: 10/10 Sweet; well done. Sound: 10/10 Also good. Acting: 10/10 Top notch. Screenplay 9/10 A little slow moving, but well-constructed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After years of murdering single women for their blood, debonair vampire Steven Griscz (Jude Law) can no longer quench his thirst at the pallid necks of the lonely and miserable. To continue to sustain himself, he desperately needs the vibrant, energizing blood of a victim who loves him. As Griscz struggles to seduce gorgeous scientist Anne Levela (Elina Lowensohn), policeman Healey (Timothy Spall) follows a trail of clues leading directly to his door.
Director
Po-Chih Leong
Producer
Carolyn Choa, David Lascelles
Screenwriter
Paul Hoffman
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Zenith Productions, Arts Council of England, Goldwyn Films, Film Foundry Partners
Rating
R (Sexuality|Language|Gore|Strong Violence)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.4K
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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