I hate this movie! The stupid characters and predictable plot derive from the poorly-written script.
As usual, for Science Fiction Channel (it does not deserve "SyFy") movies, it is utterly predictable. You know which characters will live and which will die; you know what will happen before it does.
For example, Vica the babysitter is attacked by a crocodile, but manages to escape and run back to the cabin of her employers. She is bloody and in shock. When the family runs out to fight a crocodile, she panics and locks the door behind them, then huddles against the wall. You KNOW she is doomed, now. The family manages to break into the house and try to hold the door against the croc. They give up, run into another room, and sure enough, the crock bursts through the door, grabs Vica, and pulls her out of the house to her death. It is just so predictable. I cannot believe someone makes a living writing this hackneyed tripe.
As for the stupid characters, I do not know where to begin. The boy of the family feeds the baby crocodiles in secret for two years. Many people are killed by the crocs and we are supposed to feel sorry for him; he did it because his parents neglected him and he wanted a pet. THE KID SHOULD HAVE BEEN EATEN! At least twice he tries to tell his mother about the crocs, but she interrupts him both times and changes the subject.
In another example, guide and hunter Yancey Butler is steering a boat, when one of her passengers sees a croc swim by. He is startled and she sneers at him, asking if he saw a turtle. Does he tell her what he saw? No.
These are just a few examples of the predictability of the plot and the stupidity of the characters. Trust me, there are many more.
Why two stars and not one? The acting was decent, and, while I have not seen it, the unrated version has some nudity which raises it a bit above the routine Sci-Fi Channel dreck.
As usual, for Science Fiction Channel (it does not deserve "SyFy") movies, it is utterly predictable. You know which characters will live and which will die; you know what will happen before it does.
For example, Vica the babysitter is attacked by a crocodile, but manages to escape and run back to the cabin of her employers. She is bloody and in shock. When the family runs out to fight a crocodile, she panics and locks the door behind them, then huddles against the wall. You KNOW she is doomed, now. The family manages to break into the house and try to hold the door against the croc. They give up, run into another room, and sure enough, the crock bursts through the door, grabs Vica, and pulls her out of the house to her death. It is just so predictable. I cannot believe someone makes a living writing this hackneyed tripe.
As for the stupid characters, I do not know where to begin. The boy of the family feeds the baby crocodiles in secret for two years. Many people are killed by the crocs and we are supposed to feel sorry for him; he did it because his parents neglected him and he wanted a pet. THE KID SHOULD HAVE BEEN EATEN! At least twice he tries to tell his mother about the crocs, but she interrupts him both times and changes the subject.
In another example, guide and hunter Yancey Butler is steering a boat, when one of her passengers sees a croc swim by. He is startled and she sneers at him, asking if he saw a turtle. Does he tell her what he saw? No.
These are just a few examples of the predictability of the plot and the stupidity of the characters. Trust me, there are many more.
Why two stars and not one? The acting was decent, and, while I have not seen it, the unrated version has some nudity which raises it a bit above the routine Sci-Fi Channel dreck.