A slick, scary, funny Creature Feature, beautifully photographed and splendidly acted in high adventure style.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
An enjoyably cast, superbly shot, jolt-generating device...It isn't art, but it'll crush your bones.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
A trashily entertaining reptilian version of ''Jaws'' set in the steaming heart of the Amazon rain forest.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Directed by Luis Llosa with all of the subtlety of a snake-oil salesman, is in the great tradition of cinematic cheese, as processed as Kraft Singles slices. [18 Apr 1997, p. 48]Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
The biggest flaw can be summed up in a short phrase: lack of excitement. Thrillers are supposed to be crammed with thrills (hence the name), but Anaconda is relatively barren of them.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Feels like "Alien" as directed by Jim Henson. And the suspense is restricted to mundane slasher-movie tactics, including the frequent use of a mobile camera (call it the ’condacam) that’s supposed to represent the snake’s point of view.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
Mr. Whipple squeezing his Charmin is scarier than this phony baloney computer effects-driven anaconda.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Such a classic combination of feckless dramaturgy and rampant excess that giving way to giggles is the only sane response.Read Full Review »
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