Gordon-11 This film is about a vampire in modern day London, who needs to feed off blood of love."The Wisdom of Crocodiles" is an interesting tale of love. The plot shows in detail how one can be touched by love and make the greatest sacrifice for love. However, the low budget shows itself throughout the film, and I kept thinking it would have been great if there were more visually stimulating scenes to counterbalance the dark tone of the film. I think Jude Law could have done better in his acting. He looks rather restricted in his facial expressions, maybe it was because it was one of his early films.

Tulip1989-1 I knew nothing of the "vampire" aspect of this film before seeing it, and I wouldn't have it any other way.I thought that I had watched a film about a terrifying, eccentric, charming, brutal, tormented man who (like many of us) felt abnormal and unreal in his own skin. His internal conflict, his willingness to act against what seemed to be his nature, and his compulsion to survive were the prominent themes.The opening scene of this film is captivatingly beautiful and haunting. I believed, mistakenly, that Jude Law's character was a police officer due to his presence at an auto accident. That impression (and it truly was only my own impression) lasted until he deftly and unexpectedly killed his lover/fiancé, a woman whose life he had previously saved.After killing his fiancé, Jude Law's character endures a physical agony, and eventually "produces" and saves a long crystal-like barb, labeled with his fiancé's name. This puzzled me initially, but later in the film, he talks about his work to study bladder and kidney "stones" or formations, and their possible connection to strong emotions in the patient. I believe that each of the barbs Stephen kept were formations from his own internal organs that resulted from the emotion of killing his prey... OR, they may have been the manifestation of the the prey's emotion, as conveyed to him through their blood. (This idea is supported by his one-word emotion notation in the diaries after the death of the two women in the first half of the film.) There were definitely moments in this film that made me wonder about the nature of Stephen (e.g., his forgetting to breath; the number of diaries which indicate the number of women he has killed while still being a young man; killing his fiancé with a bite; etc.), but I did not ever assume he was a literal vampire. It seemed to be more of a figurative identity,In hind sight, Stephen's curiosity with the police investigator's crucifix would have been a little more ironic with the knowledge that he was a vampire, but not knowing did not take anything away from the film or story for me. To the contrary, I am a little disappointed that I now know.The overall revealing of Jude Law's character evolves slowly throughout the film, even until the very end. It is a fascinating depiction of complex character.There is a great deal of symbolism in the film, and it does not pander to the audience -- nothing is handed over on a silver platter. It's definitely worth a look!

Scarecrow-88 A "vampire", Steven Grlscz(Jude Law), chooses female victims for their "emotional" blood hoping that the perfect mate who'll love him perfectly, will indeed "cure" him of his illness. We see a victim in the early going he selects who was about to throw herself in front of a subway train. He offers kindness to her for she probably could've used it. But, his befriending her in a sense is a way of gaining her trust until she completely gives herself over emotionally(..through complete love hopefully), but as often as it has been, this person wasn't. He feels certain emotions in his chosen victims, whether it's disappointment or despair, each person has that strong emotion which carries freely through the blood. He must feed on blood to remain alive and when he disposes of the body in a quick-sanded marshland, it is unfortunately discovered by fisherman using illegal netting. He has to contact the police to inform them of his previous relationship with the dead woman so that his guilt won't be so glaring. So for a time, two detectives follow him suspecting him as the murderer. Meanwhile, Steven meets structural engineer named Anne(Elina Löwensohn)and they soon begin a growing relationship where he begins to feel is true love. Will Anne be able to save him? How will she react if Anne discovers who Steven really is? And, will Steven be able to elude the police from suspecting him? All these questions will get answered as Steven must eventually feed or die in the process. Something also touched on is that Anne notices how Steven studies people. One of the detectives, Healy(Timothy Spall)notices that Steven copied a finger gesture in how he puts out the tip of his cigarettes. We later find that besides blood, Steven must also keep himself alive by constantly studying the human condition.Fascinating study on a person whose illness is really never completely elaborated on. That might very well frustrate some viewers wanting an answer, but what if there isn't one? In a sense he is a vampire because he must survive by feeding on blood. But, his life is anything but flamboyant. There are improbabilities such as how Steven seems able to elude his crime against the victim at the beginning of the movie. The film provides us with a gang so that we can see how fast Syteven moves proving to us that he is beyond merely a mortal, but something much different. The love of the film is tested with Steven's condition which makes for an interesting drama particularly Anne's reaction once she finds out.

soffineer There is nothing about this film's jacket that impresses one with the thought provoking dialog that is inside. I am most impressed with this film as among the few that causes me to become introspective.The discussion that Steven Grlscz (Jude Law) has with Healey about good and evil, is the essence of the film. "Evil isn't just malice, murder and rape and massacre. Before everything, the devil is the father of lies. The lies you tell, the truth you don't tell. Everything hidden is theft. Everything reserved from those we love is fraud. And there's always something, isn't there? What everyone wants is for evil people to be off insidiously committing evil deeds. Then they can be separate from ordinary men and women and destroyed. But the line that separates good and evil cuts through every human heart. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart."Is Grlscz unknowingly speaking his own epitaph? Worthy viewing for those who think.