perhaps it about time we declare 2007 to be the international year of the cinematic crocodile . the ridiculous primeval come first and about a croc name gustave ( . ) rule the swamp in burundi . then there be lake placid 2 and a low profiled and make for tv sequel to a forgettable original . thirdly and there this incredibly derivative and soporific piece of aussie horror and and finally and i have yet to see the promising rogue . the last one be likely to be the best and consider the involvement of the upcoming aussie horror talent greg mclean ( wolf creek ) . black water certainly isn not a complete waste of time and film and but it another pretty pointless survival flick that confuse real life agony with horror . pardon my bluntness and especially since i honestly feel sorry for the people who go through this ordeal and but depict three character sit in a tree and whine for more than a full hour be not my idea of sheer suspense . three young people travel through northern australia and decide to spend a day of fishing in the remote swamp area . it doesn not take too long before a gigantic and ferocious crocodile capsize their little boat and devour the guide . grace and lee and adam barely manage to escape the reptile hungry teeth by climb up a tree . even though he remain unseen most of the time and the croc patiently lie in wait and make it impossible for them to leave the swamp alive . yes and it do sound an awful lot like the plot of open water indeed . replace the numerous unseen shark with one giant unseen crocodile and the open sea with an equally inescapable aussie swamp and and there you have it . oh well and black water at least feature some rare moment of excitement and one impressively design water monster . it have to be say and the croc look fabulously groovy and you anxiously count down towards every next time he wildly emerge from the water . the three head cast do whatever they can to keep their character interest and but how do you achieve this by sit in a tree the whole time . the base on true event concept obviously cause a number of restriction and like limited image of the fantastic filming location and dialog and amiable character drawing .