Set in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park, a group of tourists board a day trip water cruise, among those, Pete (Michael Vartan), a skeptical journalist from Chicago, reporting on the tourist industry here in the Northern Territory.

When a flare is spotted in the distance, Kate (Radha Mitchell), the tour guide has no choice but to respond. When they reach an eerie, uncharted part of the river they find they have stumbled across an enormous, man-eating crocodile’s territory, and he’s not happy about it. After being hit by the monster the boat starts to sink, the boatload takes refuge on a tiny mud island, but as the tide is rising, they have to find a way to get off the island in one piece.

Although the plotline is fairly similar to most man-eating croc stories, Roguedoes have a few jumpy scenes and even a few on-the-edge-of-your-seat moments as well. The acting in the movie was good, with the building of suspense done really well. Keeping the crocodile hidden for most of it, with flashes where it leaves the water for a second to attack. It isn’t until the end of the movie that you see just how big this monster is.

Throughout the movie, there were amazing shots of the landscape in Kakadu National Park, which, if it wasn’t for the massive man eating crocodile, the movie could be used to persuade more tourists to come to the Territory. It’s not really surprising that Rogue was written by the same people who wrote Wolf Creek,anyone would think these guys had a problem with tourists. Rogue was released not too long after Primeval, another man-eating croc movie which flopped, It was released early to beat Rogue because of the similar story; despite this Rogue has done nicely for itself.

If you ever did want to visit the Park, and may-be even take a boat cruise while you’re there, I suggest maybe not seeing this movie until after you’ve been, unless the thought of a crocodile the same size as your boat, swimming beneath, doesn’t bother you, but why would that be a problem?

We give this movie 3 and 1/2 out of 5 toasters.