Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Release Date: 10/06/2009
Flags: Violence, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Alliance Canada
A handful of tourists looking for adventure get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a massive man-eating beast in this
thriller.
Pete McKell (
Michael Vartan) is a writer for an American travel magazine who has been assigned to write a story about vacationing in rugged Northern Australia.
Pete signs up for a cruise along a river that's home to a large crocodile population, with tough but pretty
Kate Ryan (
Radha Mitchell) serving as guide.
Pete soon finds he's roughing it in the Aussie wilds with an eclectic variety of travelers, including
Russell (
John Jarratt), who is dealing with the death of his wife;
Simon (
Stephen Curry), a tactless amateur photographer; and
Allen (
Geoff Morrell), a member of the British upper crust making the trip with his ailing spouse (
Heather Mitchell) and their rambunctious daughter (
Mia Wasikowska). While
Kate's former husband, who also works on the river, makes a pest of himself in the early stages of the voyage, the travelers soon find they have more to worry about when their craft is attacked by a massive 25-foot crocodile, who is just clever enough to know how to trap its prey before enjoying them for dinner.
Rogue was written and directed by
Greg McLean, who made a splash among
horror fans in 2005 with his debut film,
Wolf Creek.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
