Rogue (2007)

A handful of tourists looking for adventure get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a massive man-eating beast in this thriller. Pete McKell (Michael Vartan) is a writer for an American travel magazine who has been assigned to write a story about vacationing in rugged Northern Australia. Pete signs up for a cruise along a river that’s home to a large crocodile population, with tough but pretty Kate Ryan (Radha Mitchell) serving as guide. Pete soon finds he’s roughing it in the Aussie wilds with an eclectic variety of travelers, including Russell (John Jarratt), who is dealing with the death of his wife; Simon (Stephen Curry), a tactless amateur photographer; and Allen (Geoff Morrell), a member of the British upper crust making the trip with his ailing spouse (Heather Mitchell) and their rambunctious daughter (Mia Wasikowska). While Kate’s former husband, who also works on the river, makes a pest of himself in the early stages of the voyage, the travelers soon find they have more to worry about when their craft is attacked by a massive 25-foot crocodile, who is just clever enough to know how to trap its prey before enjoying them for dinner.

via IMDB

Based on a true story (via another video linked below) Rogue is a creature feature with an oversized crocodile predator harrassing a group of tourists in Australia. While the real story did occur in Australia on the Finniss river which is so deep it looks black. Like most places in Australia it is prone to crocodile attacks.

However, as a movie it is not my favorite crocodile movie (that one goes to Lake Placid featuring Betty White), but I wouldn’t necessarily call it a bad movie either, it was entertaining to me. None of the actors are particularly outstanding either for their performances or notoriety. It’s not a bad way to spend an hour and 40 minutes, but there are better.

My Ranking: ★ ★