Rogue (2007)

Genre: Horror

Directed by: Greg McLean

Cast: Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington

Running time: 99 minutes

A group of tourists on a river cruise in Australia find themselves stranded on a small island after a crocodile, being overly protective of his territory, attacks their boat, leaving it unable to go on. As the night comes, the tourists and their guide Kate will have to find a way to leave that island before it is submerged by the tide and without being eaten by the angry and ferocious animal.

One should not go in this movie expecting a new Jaws with a crocodile instead of a shark. That being said, though this independent film has no hope to live up to such a classic, it does a fine job in creating tension in the people watching it. The acting is good and the story is compelling enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, at least for the first part. The story took a weird turn towards the end and it became so unbelievable that it kind of pulled me out of it for a moment.

Visually-speaking, the scenery is wonderful and they did a good job bringing the deadly croc to life. That last confrontation between the animal and one of the tourists was well done, as far as visuals go; that was a high point for me.

Rogue is a good horror flick that is not without its faults, but that will most probably please the fans of the genre.

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