When a Fish & Wildlife officer is disemboweled in Black Lake, paleontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) is dispatched to rural Maine to look at a tooth found in the victim's remains. For reasons of her own, Kelly is disinclined to return to New York immediately and joins Sherriff Keough (Brendan Gleeson) and replacement Fish & Wildlife guy, Jack Wells (Bill Pullman), in their search for the murderous animal. They are joined by rich eccentric mythology professor Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt), who is convinced a crocodile has found its way to the freshwater lake.
The dialogue in this movie remains as crisp as McDonald's Sprite. Quip after quip, jokes building up to skyscrapers of humor. I am appalled this isn't universally beloved. There's some gore, some body parts and gross-out decomp, plus a couple of jump scares. It's great and you should see it. Unfortunately, it's only available for rent or buy but it's absolutely worth the money. If you're looking for a horror comedy that's tween-appropriate, Lake Placid is it.
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