Is it possible to rate a movie a 0 or less? The filmmakers couldn't understand why this film, which generated tons of internet excitement prior to its release, was one of the biggest bombs of last year. After watching the first 38 minutes on HBO, I can't believe they were the least bit surprised. (After the scene where a snake jumps into a screaming woman's mouth to latch onto her tongue, I just couldn't take any more.) The trailers with Samuel L.'s now world-famous quote about the snakes, had the only good parts, if there actually were any, in the film. Why Jackson or Marguilles would sully their names by appearing in this atrocity is beyond me. While most of the characters aren't to be taken too seriously, they are, regardless, written and acted so cheesily, the movie makes a 4th grade play look like Citizen Kane. And in today's cgi-driven Hollywood, how they managed to make the snakes look more cartoonish than Sci-Fi Network low budget monster flicks is equally puzzling. If it were possible, I'd rate this a great big goose-egg, as it is easily the worst attempt at a film I've seen in years.
Review of Snakes on a Plane
