Immortality (The Wisdom of Crocodiles)

Immortality (The Wisdom of Crocodiles) (2000)

  • 47% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (4,002 ratings)

Stephen Griscz, the protagonist of The Wisdom of Crocodiles, is a handsome but enigmatic man of many talents. He is also an incurable womanizer, always searching for the perfect woman. But all his relationships end in tragedy, which arouses the suspicions of police officer Healey. One day, Stephen… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Paul Hoffman
Genres
Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
May 1, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Mar 13, 2001
Miramax Films

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

    A philosophical thriller that's no less intriguing for being murkily theological and ceaselessly artsy.

  • Jan Stuart, Newsday

    The Wisdom of Crocodiles benefits from handsome production design (Andy Harris) and photography (Oliver Curtis).

  • J. Hoberman, Village Voice

    Inoffensively glib and innocuously arty.

  • Peter Brunette, Film.com

    Raises the most profound issues about the difference between humans and animals, good and evil, truth and lies.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...so enigmatic and mysterious that by the time the movie's over, you still aren't entirely sure what just happened.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Nicki M


    Not bad. I was able to put my immense dislike of Jude Law on hold long enough to watch this, (mainly as I was interested to see Elina Lowensohn in something other than Nadja or the Hal Hartley movies). This movie seems a little on the long side, even though it actually isn't,… More

  • Conner R


    Very bizarre and very cheap looking. It's a straight-to-video in every way, but it's really interesting for some reason. It's essentially Jude law running around seducing girls and being a vampire. I just honestly have no idea what was going on here with the plot, it… More

  • Emily A


    Jude Law as a vampire. Dammit, they know my weakness! This is a really seductive film, and the premise is fascinating. Although it takes a bit of a wrong turn near the end, it redeems itself at the last moment. It's hard to say what it is about this movie that's so… More

  • Ashton R


    This was actually a bit of a surprise. I was expecting absolute crap, and got an actually half decent film. The acting was good, especially Jude, and the story was at least different from most films.

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