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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

Genre: Horror/Suspense

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... 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 safety of a tree whilst Lee clings on top of the overturned boat. Adam and Grace frantically try and manoeuvre Lee and the boat to the tree but it is firmly stuck.

Stranded in the flooded mangrove swamp, the three holiday makers must work out what to do survive.
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Starring: Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press

Starring: Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press, Andy Rodoreda

Director: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki

Director: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki

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Feb 19, 2008

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  • In the tradition of Open Water and Rogue comes a thrilling and suspenseful new horror film inspired by the true events of a terrifying crocodile attack. What begins as a leisurely boat tour down the rivers of Northern Australia becomes a horrifying race for survival when Grace, Adam and Lee become hostages of a man-eating crocodile. When their boat suddenly capsizes in a mangrove swamp they are shocked to find that their guide is missing. Realizing they've been attacked by a crocodile, the only place they can find safety is up a tree. Now, stranded in the flooded swamp, starving and terrified, the three must battle to survive the bloodthirsty beast who sits below -- just waiting for one of them to lose their grip...
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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

    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    04/18/08
    Urban Cinefile Critics
    Urban Cinefile Critics
    Urban Cinefile

    ...an uneven yet sporadically tense thriller...

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    02/26/08
    David Nusair
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    Nasty, brutish and at 89 minutes just the right length.

    Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Nigel Andrews
    Nigel Andrews
    Financial Times

    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.

    Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Sun Online

    Writer-directors David Nerlich and Andrew Traucki calibrate the tension with creditable skill.

    Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    David Gritten
    David Gritten
    Daily Telegraph

    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.

    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Phelim O'Neill
    Phelim O'Neill
    Guardian [UK]

    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.

    Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Kevin Maher
    Kevin Maher
    Times [UK]

    Packs enough shocks to keep you gripped, not to mention a conclusion that refreshingly refutes the genre rulebook.

    Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Neil Smith
    Neil Smith
    Total Film

    Lean and mean, this basically does for crocodiles what Open Water did for sharks, Snap it up.

    Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Tim Evans
    Tim Evans
    Sky Movies

    Well acted and all the more engaging for having been based on a true story, ultimately Black Water lacks teeth.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Steve Watson
    Steve Watson
    Channel 4 Film

    Short, sharp and refreshingly nasty, it's a light antidote to all those heavy Oscar hopefuls clogging up the multiplex.

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Paul Arendt
    Paul Arendt
    BBC

    A wasted opportunity.

    Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Little White Lies

    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.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Derek Adams
    Derek Adams
    Time Out

    A barely disguised B-movie - but one that bites deep.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    02/22/08
    Simon Crook
    Simon Crook
    Empire Magazine

    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.

    Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
    02/21/08
    Matthew Turner
    Matthew Turner
    ViewLondon

    "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.

    Full Review Source: Moviehole | comment Comment
    02/11/08
    Clint Morris
    Clint Morris
    Moviehole

    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.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    01/22/08
    Russell Edwards
    Russell Edwards
    Variety
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    Black Water may be derivative, but it ain't no crock

    Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
    12/10/07
    Anton Bitel
    Anton Bitel
    Eye for Film

    There's something to be said for a chomp-em-up tale that exhibits some class, intensity, and restraint.

    Full Review Source: FEARnet | comment Comment
    11/20/07
    Scott Weinberg
    Scott Weinberg
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