The Wisdom of Crocodiles
| The Wisdom of Crocodiles | |
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| Directed by | Po-Chih Leong |
| Written by | Paul Hoffman[3] |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Oliver Curtis[3] |
| Edited by | Robin Sales[3] |
| Music by | |
Release date | 1998[1] |
Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom[2] |
| Language | English[1] |
The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality) is a 1998 romantic thriller by Po-Chih Leong starring Jude Law. It is based on the book of the same name by Paul Hoffman.
Cast
- Jude Law — Steven Grlscz
- Grlscz's Women
- Elina Löwensohn — Anne Levels
- Kerry Fox — Maria Vaughan
- Police
- Timothy Spall — Inspector Healey
- Jack Davenport — Sergeant Roche
- Gang
- Ashley Artus — Gang Leader
- Tom Wu — Gang Member
- Hon Ping Tang — Gang Member
- Antony Cotton — Gang Member
- Richard Mylan — Gang Member
- Carlton Headley — Gang Member
- Neran Persaud — Gang Member
- Supporting Cast
- Julia Davies — Girl in Operating Theatre
- Carlton Jarvis — Physician (uncredited)
- Colin Salmon — Martin
- Hitler Wong — Noodles Chan
- Stuart Bowman — Car Crash Mechanic
- C.J. December — Car Crash Mechanic
- Anastasia Hille — Karen
- Nicholas Lamont (as Nick Lamont) — Toll Bridge Attendant
- Joseph O'Conor — Mr. Nancarrow
- Rupert Farley — Priest
- Diane Howse — Mrs. Healey
- Cliff Parisi — Labourer
- Vincent Keane — Injured Workman
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a total score of 47%[4] and MetaCritic gave it 58/100.[5]
Richard Corliss, of Time magazine.[6] liked the film, claiming "... this cool, handsome thriller proceeds with an elliptical elegance." Others, however, have not been as kind, as Elvis Mitchell's review in The New York Times reveals.[7]
Paul Tatara, of CNN, favorably reviewed the film, describing it as "stylish but anemic".[8]
The film won the 1999 Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Release". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "The Wisdom of Crocodiles". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Credits". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ MetaCritic
- ^ Richard Corliss, The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Time magazine, July 09, 2000
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis. "A Blood Sucker Finds it Hard to Live as a Romantic." The New York Times 14 July 2000.
- ^ Tatara, Paul (21 July 2000). "Review: Vampire thrilled 'Wisdom of Crocodiles' stylish but anemic". CNN.