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The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998)
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Jude Law makes the term emotional vampire literal in this somber, restrained tale of a modern-day bloodsucker in London. As the improbably named medical researcher Steven Grlscz (pronounced "grilsh"), he's a cool charmer who woos lonely women and feeds off them at the height of their emotional intensity. He begins his seduction of Elina Löwensohn (who played a vampire herself in Nadja) just as relentless police detective Timothy Spall starts an investigation of him for the murder of his former lover Kerry Fox. It's the start of an unusual battle of wits. Equal parts AIDS metaphor, ancient myth with a modern twist,...
| Release Date: | November 27th, 1998 |
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The Wisdom of Crocodiles Movie Review by Zara  (4/29/2007) |
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Jude Law is pretty. He's pretty charming, he's a pretty good actor and he's just plain pretty. The first thing that I remember seeing him in was GATTICA and I wanted to sit through the credits to figure out what his name was. I just knew he was going to be big.
He's become big since then. Big name actor. Big name...
(complete The Wisdom of Crocodiles review by Zara)
| The Wisdom of Crocodiles Movie Review by Movie Addict (10/24/2008) |
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This wasn't you usual vampire story with lots of blood and scary scenes. It was more primeval.
It was simply about survival and the search for love, which would ensure immortality. It was about someone who was just tired of the whole effort at living. It was about that line between good and evil.
Jude Law was fantastic...
(complete The Wisdom of Crocodiles review by Movie Addict)
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