Fresh
Anaconda, directed by Luis Llosa with all of the subtlety of a snake-oil salesman, is in the great tradition of cinematic cheese, as processed as Kraft Singles slices.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Anaconda
When you can't breathe, you can't scream.
1997 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Luis Llosa
Overview
A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A silly and plodding Jaws rip-off about a 40-foot man-eating snake on the prowl in the Brazilian rain forest.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Rotten
One never questions the realism of the remarkable animatronic and computer-generated effects, but it's hard to credit a snake that screams.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
Anaconda is about a snake that eats everybody. That about says it all.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Anaconda is such a classic combination of feckless dramaturgy and rampant excess that giving way to giggles is the only sane response.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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