(There is no Lake Placid in the movie, which may be its most intriguing mystery.) It is, we learn, an Asian crocodile. "How did he swim across the sea?" a lawman asks, not unreasonably. That said, I do agree that Ebert had no grasp on horror movies, and that was pretty evident in a lot of his reviews. So I decided to review a Lake Placid for you all today.

Lake Placid movie reviews & Metacritic score: Its placid waters complement the pristine Maine wilderness it borders. This tranquil setting is probably the la. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box.

Lake Placid

Lake Placid is one of the rare movies that is so inept that I actually started laughing. Typically I'm not the type who enjoys a so-bad-it's-good experience, but this one is oddly entertaining because it is so misguided. Related: [ Movie Details/Trailer / Full Poster ]. Read the Empire Movie review of Lake Placid. You can enjoy Placid as a straightforward camping-holiday nightmare, or as a sly, ironic take on. Read the Lake Placid movie review from FilmJabber's movie critic.

Trailer Lake Placid

Also, get the movie trailer, a synopsis and more. There must be a dozen films like Lake Placid, a mild-mannered horror movie about a thirty-foot crocodile in a Maine lake. Kelley and directed by Steve Miner.

It is the first installment in the Lake Placid film series. It stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, Meredith Salenger, and Mariska Hargitay. Check out the exclusive TVGuide.com movie review and see our movie rating for Lake Placid. Ever wondered how Ally McBeal would handle being sent off to the buggy woods around an isolated Maine lake in search of a giant, man-eating beast?