The Wisdom of Crocodiles

The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality) is a 1998 British romantic thriller film directed by Po-Chih Leong and starring Jude Law. It is based on the book of the same name by Paul Hoffman.

The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Film poster
Directed byPo-Chih Leong
Produced by
  • Carolyn Choa
  • David Lascelles[1]
Written byPaul Hoffman[1]
Starring
Music by
CinematographyOliver Curtis[1]
Edited byRobin Sales[1]
Production
company
Goldwyn Films International
Film Foundry Partners
Entertainment Film Distributors
Zenith Productions
Arts Council of England
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors
Release date
1998[2]
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom[3]
LanguageEnglish[2]

Cast
Grlscz's Women
Police
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 liked the film, claiming "... this cool, handsome thriller proceeds with an elliptical elegance."[6] 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
  • Vampire film

References
  1. "Credits". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Release". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. "The Wisdom of Crocodiles". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. Rotten Tomatoes
  5. MetaCritic
  6. Richard Corliss, The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Time magazine, 9 July 2000
  7. Mitchell, Elvis. "A Blood Sucker Finds it Hard to Live as a Romantic." The New York Times 14 July 2000.
  8. Tatara, Paul (21 July 2000). "Review: Vampire thrilled 'Wisdom of Crocodiles' stylish but anemic". CNN.


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