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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. (Verleiher-Text)
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Das Jahr 2007 war reich an qualitativ hochwertigen Krokodil-Horrorfilmen. Neben "Black Water" feierten auch "Rogue" und "Primeval" ihre Premiere. Alle waren sie überdimensionierte Wichser, die entweder geduldig warten oder schnell an Land rennen konnten. Doch keiner von ihnen kann mit einem so verschissen Predator prahlen wie derjenige, der gerade hier war. Trotz dieser minimalistischen Spannung war das ein fesselnder Anblick.
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A pretty enjoyable and watchable little crocodile movie. It didn’t make me shiver in fear, but it did manage to make me feel some tension. It’s a pity that when the crocodile attacks or eats someone, we don’t get to see much. Also, in terms of screenplay, those 90 minutes are rather empty. I’m aware the film’s main focus is the psychology of the characters, but that could have been the background of something other than the template “for the boat and back”. What is certainly good are the beautiful settings and the credibility of the plot as a whole.
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A minimalist survival horror film in which we spend most of the time staring tensely into the murky water, under the surface of which lurks a crocodile, stalking the main characters, who are stuck in a tree in the middle of a swamp. Andrew Traucki successfully builds his film on a constant sense of uncertainty about what lies beneath the surface, and whether the main characters can safely walk a few metres in the murky waters and turn the overturned boat around. The film is most remarkable, however, in that it features a real crocodile that has been co-opted into the footage with the actors. The moment when it first appears to the heroines is pleasantly shocking – instead of the expected CGI animation or animatronic puppet, a real crocodile jumps out of the water. The threat the heroines face feels very real and this makes Black Water perhaps the most authentic and satisfying crocodile horror film, though not the most entertaining (it would have been better suited to a medium-length film). A few years later, Traucki used a similar approach a little better in the shark horror The Reef.
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