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06/24/06
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 46 Fresh: 28 Rotten:18 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: In the Summer of 2003, acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog set out to make a documentary about Scotland's infamous Loch Ness, purported home of a prehistoric creature known as "Nessie." Herzog's stated intent was "to explore the origin and the necessity of the monster" rather than to look for... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Werner Herzog, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain, Russ Williams, David Davidson
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Top Critic
Mildly comical for those familiar with (and fond of) adventurous German auteur Werner Herzog.
08/09/07
...Herzog and Penn don't challenge [the Loch Ness] myth. They are out to create their own. And they almost pull it off.
07/29/05
Herzog se revela um convincente astro do gênero “ação/terror” neste filme que, além das muitas risadas, ainda oferece uma reveladora visão dos bastidores de Hollywood.
04/11/05
We fall prey to a series of sleights-of-hand that keep us wondering what the joke is -- and more importantly, who's in on it.
04/01/05
A truly original work, and a very cheeky one at that filled with end-to-end laughter. It plays off Herzog's own legend as a behind-the-camera wild card.
02/28/05
While not quite on par with some other movies and mockumentaries about showbiz, Incident at Loch Ness is right up there with its head above water.
02/28/05
too much of a one-note concept to make the entertainment value lift much above lake level
01/26/05
In addition to being a funny movie about the movie business, it's a cheeky, ingenious motion picture puzzle.
12/10/04
The movie has made us question anew our faith in 'reality' entertainment -- and visual representation in general.
12/09/04
[Penn's] oafish 'character' only manages a few guffaws and a handful of chuckles, and his movie is the same.
12/03/04
We realize with increasing dismay that Loch Ness is a movie about the bald, weaselly Penn and not about Herzog at all.
11/29/04
I hope this film is more widely viewed than I suspect it will be, because it is not only one of the funniest films of the year, but also asks questions about truth, half-truth and lies that are worth considering.
11/20/04
This is mandatory viewing for Herzog fans. It's an inside joke, but for those who get it, it's loose, funny and, in its own way, Herzogian.
11/05/04
An inevitable cinematic showdown, now that war against the media and Hollywood has pretty much been declared by documentaries.
11/02/04
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