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The acting in this movie is really good.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

i think it was technically fairly well done, but i think the basic plot is a big FAIL.The Jude Law character feeds on blood, but can walk around in daylight with no issues. The problem is that when he feeds on women to stay alive, the women have to die in the process.Trying to stay alive is generally admirable, but trying to stay alive at the cost of other innocent people's lives is going too far. Once he crossed this road, he was no longer someone I could identify or sympathize with. Here's an analogy: Suppose the cure for a particular type of cancer turned out to require the killing of an innocent person at least once a month. The cure ends up being worse than the disease. You end up transforming from a victim of cancer into a mass murderer. This is sort of similar to the plot line of this story. You can't really glamorize it or hold it in any kind of positive, romantic light, because there is none. Which all makes me wonder what qualities in the story drove the people involved in producing this movie to actually green light it.

I gave the film an 8, not just for the qualities of the film everyone else years ago have mentioned, but for Jude Law's performance. Such a pleasure to stumble across this at Netflix instant watch. I always thought Law was completely overrated save for his savvy performance in A.I. I thought he was dreadfully cast in just about everything, showing no emotion I could connect to or subtlety of acting. I was wrong and am not ashamed to admit I was completely intrigued by him in this film. He was absolutely fearless and I don't know whether that is a testament to the director, to the director and script, or to Law/Director/Script.It is as odd and wonderful as if you just stumbled over The Man Who Fell to Earth, which is not your stereotypical sci fi film. This is not your stereotypical vampire film and I highly recommend it.

Although so many comments are saying that the vampire fell for the girl, what actually happened is the same thing that has happened in the past: the whole ending (pretending not to bit her, letting her nurse him, etc), the WHOLE thing was still a part of the vampire seducing her. If she had not by chance come back after finding the band-aid, she would never have known (note that suddenly he seemed so much "healthier"). He even played up his breathing issues because he knew she would sympathize. In fact, we are seeing a master at work. It was his intention all along to eat her and it was only by chance that she got away. She was lucky to have pierced his hand leading to his excessive bleeding and then he truly could no longer follow her. But he did get her to love him truly-- knowing more about what he was than any other woman ever had-- he almost got that "perfect" love he was searching for all along.

A moving, beautifully told, and original vampire movie, and one which has since vanished into the unknown. Jude Law, probably in his best performance is a modern day vampire. Naturally, this being a modern movie which tries to be original, Law's character has few of the vampire traits we would recognise; he can live in daylight, crucifixes etc hold no power over him, he cannot transform into other animals, and does not have fangs. However, he is semi-immortal, and must drink human blood to survive. Indeed it is this which lies behind the story, and it is a tragedy rather than a horror. With great acting, beautiful and subtle camera-work, a touching story and a good soundtrack, The Wisdom of Crocodiles bears all the markings of a good movie. It is; unfortunately it is little known, and of course has flaws which probably stopped it from becoming an instant hit.Law is Stephen, an attractive, clever, charming young man who happens to be a vampire. In his quest for the 'perfect' woman who can save him from his torturous life, a strong woman with the ability to love him, literally changing her blood. All the women he has found in the past have been scared of him, so he has killed them. When he does this, he takes a fang like object from them. In his desperate search for love he finds Anna, (Lowensohn) a beautiful young woman and they begin to fall for each other. She is enchanted by him, but sher is also cautious, and when he saves her from a gang of muggers she becomes scared. The truth soon comes out in parts, and all the time the police are interested in Stephen's involvement in the death of his ex-girlfriend. The story builds to a suitable emotional climax, and never at any point can we predict what will happen.The film failed at the box-office because it is very downbeat, and only features one big name star. The director is also little known, but he shows an immense talent here, and gets the best from the cast. Hoffman's script has some of the best dialogue in years, but is also clever and full of metaphor and depth. It is definitely a film crying out to be rewatched as you will find something new with each viewing. The film is filled with imagery to suit the script, and Law's charismatic performance could not have been bettered. Lowensohn is also very good, her intensity growing as she finds out more about Stephen. Of course, as a vampire movie people will expect blood and scares. Here there is little blood shed and few scenes of violence, though all are handled perfectly, and of course it is not that kind of film. Hopefully a DVD release in the UK will be forthcoming. The cop storyline adds another depth, but for some the proceedings will be too slow. The film has its own pace, and rarely gets out of first gear, but this is the way it should be. An underrated film, but as Jude Law's stardom rises hopefully he will not forget this, and his fans will discover it.8 out of 10