Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Please don't spend money on this.

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It should be stated that the films name is Immortality - if you look at even the name on the outside of the picture its stated Immortality.I couldn't find the film under his filmography and finally checked the dates and just started clicking randomly to find that they are calling it the wisdom of crocodiles.I went to blockbuster to rent it, turns out its not wisdom of crocodiles its Immortality. Frustratingly enough there is no way to correct this incorrect title.The movie itself is wonderful and anyone watching would love this movie. Jude Law really goes all in for this film. Its a movie you can get lost into.

I gave the film an 8, not just for the qualities of the film everyone else years ago have mentioned, but for Jude Law's performance. Such a pleasure to stumble across this at Netflix instant watch. I always thought Law was completely overrated save for his savvy performance in A.I. I thought he was dreadfully cast in just about everything, showing no emotion I could connect to or subtlety of acting. I was wrong and am not ashamed to admit I was completely intrigued by him in this film. He was absolutely fearless and I don't know whether that is a testament to the director, to the director and script, or to Law/Director/Script.It is as odd and wonderful as if you just stumbled over The Man Who Fell to Earth, which is not your stereotypical sci fi film. This is not your stereotypical vampire film and I highly recommend it.

In London, Steven Grlscz (Jude Law) helps the suicidal Maria Vaughan (Kerry Fox) in the subway and seduces her. After a period living with Maria, Steven kills her in his apartment drinking her blood and dumps her body in the sea. Steven becomes a suspect for the Londoner police and is chased by Inspector Healey (Timothy Spall). Meanwhile Steven meets the structure engineer Anne Labels (Elina Löwensohn) and she falls in love with him. However, she discovers a dark secret about her lover that needs to survive."Immortality" is a weird movie about a sort of vampire fed by the love in human blood. The stylish cinematography associated to the great performances of Jude Law and Elina Löwensohn are not enough to make a good film since the intriguing screenplay has a disappointing conclusion. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): Not Available.

The Wisdom of Crocodiles is one of a new breed of vampire movies. Probably started by Abel Ferrera's "The Addiction", vampirism has turned into a sort of curse that turns it's afflicted into brooding philosophers. Gone are the vampire bats, wooden stakes and crucifixes that once were the staples of the genre, and the vampire genre has been changed into a commentary on disease. However, I'm all for innovation, even if it's not always advisable innovation, and The Wisdom of Crocodiles is one of the better 'new wave' vampire films. It actually seems to be taking more influence from George Romero's excellent 'Martin' than 'The Addiction' anyway. The Wisdom of Crocodiles (great name, by the way) stars Jude Law, in a tight performance, as a man afflicted with some sort of curse that forces him to suck the blood of women while in the act of lovemaking. To say any more than that would mean spoiling it, so I'll leave it there.The Wisdom of Crocodiles has gained itself something of a cult following, and the channel I saw it on even introduced it as a 'cult classic'. I think this is an incorrect description of the film, as although it's not bad and certainly has it's moments; it hardly has the same qualities as true cult masterpieces, such as the aforementioned 'Martin'. The film benefits from a brooding atmosphere that is created by a brooding musical score that plays through almost the entire running time. This never gets annoying however, as the music is good and almost always adds to the images seen on screen. The film is slowly plotted, which might annoy some people and it's littered with philosophical ideas that Jude Law utters for a lot of the running time. This will probably irritate people that tuned in expecting a vampire movie, especially as there's little bloodletting, but some of the ideas put forward are fairly interesting, and keep the film alive.This film shouldn't really be in with the classic vampire films at all, as it's a completely different animal (I suppose they couldn't really put it in with 'brooding cursed people', though). Vampire fans should take note of this, but even without the classic vampire thrills; there is much to like about this British chiller.