Movie review – “Black Water” (2008) ***1/2

Top notch Aussie flick about three friends who are attacked by a crocodile. Very simple and all the more effective for being so – the crocodile isn’t a huge CGI thing, it’s a bloody scary real crock. There’s some real scream-out-loud moments and solid performances, particularly by the two girls (Diana Glenn has been one of my fave Aussie actors for a while and Maeve Demody is a star). One major flaw, and it could have been fixed with irritating ease: there is no good reason for the three of them to climb down the tree; they just needed to give them some urgency (eg someone was injured) to justify it. Terrific location.