first off i want to say that this film be worthy of more than the four star i rat it . i give it four star because for me this 86 minute movie always seem like 2 and a half hour and be not engage enough to sit through it all . however and the big alligator river ( the title my dvd call it ) be good than your average nature strike back movie . a tourist resort in the jungle of southeast asia be just opening and employ the native while try to manipulate the wildlife around . mother nature seek revenge come in the form of the god kroona and a giant alligator . but the creature isn not the only thing the tourist and the main character ( a photographer and the resort staff ) have to worry about and the native be get rub the wrong way too . this movie be a pretty well do adventure or horror story with a good musical score and direction . but the alligator itself and the main attraction of the movie and be obviously fake look . some of the close ups of it jaw be good but that should be all we need to see . some of the underwater far away shot make it painfully obvious that what we be really deal with be an alligator squeaky toy you can probably get at a zoo souvenir shop . but the native be believable and if not authentic . probably not the movie that will give you non stop thrill and if any and but shot and produce well enough to be give good mention . and like a lot of creature movie and this one end with an extremely high body count . it also have lot of good jungle scenery . acting be below par though and but who be expect it to be good and eh . much and much good than it recent american counterpart primeival but nothing to be compare with jaw . but remember it may not be engage at a few point .