Another rogue crocodile turns up in the title lake in Maine, and a handful of would-be heroes try to do something about it: the sheriff (John "Bo Duke" Schneider), an arrogant jerk big game hunter (Sam McMurray), and a Fish & Wildlife official (Sarah Lafleur). Naturally, crabby local Sadie Bickerman (Cloris Leachman) is just as much of a croc lover as her missing sister Delores, and does NOT play it straight with our heroes.
You get what you expect with this typical lame modern monster movie nonsense: lousy writing, stereotyped characters, inane acting (McMurray is especially annoying - seriously, is that supposed to be an Irish accent he's attempting?), and TERRIBLE CGI effects sink this clunker. This completely lives down to its expectations, and makes the original "Lake Placid" (which is not so hot) look a lot better in comparison.
It's embarrassing watching Schneider and Leachman (the latter basically filling in for Betty White from the first movie) waste their time with this sort of thing. Yeah, actors have to pay their bills just like the rest of us, but man, you wish they'd make better choices sometimes.
"Lake Placid 2" is exactly the sort of thing where you root for the monster to eat all these worthless humans by default.
But hey, at least they let the dog live.
Three out of 10.
You get what you expect with this typical lame modern monster movie nonsense: lousy writing, stereotyped characters, inane acting (McMurray is especially annoying - seriously, is that supposed to be an Irish accent he's attempting?), and TERRIBLE CGI effects sink this clunker. This completely lives down to its expectations, and makes the original "Lake Placid" (which is not so hot) look a lot better in comparison.
It's embarrassing watching Schneider and Leachman (the latter basically filling in for Betty White from the first movie) waste their time with this sort of thing. Yeah, actors have to pay their bills just like the rest of us, but man, you wish they'd make better choices sometimes.
"Lake Placid 2" is exactly the sort of thing where you root for the monster to eat all these worthless humans by default.
But hey, at least they let the dog live.
Three out of 10.