The latest "Crocodile Dundee" movie fails to deliver
Australian Paul Hogan returns to the big screen in the 21st century to headline another shot at success in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The well-intentioned flick is aimed at a younger audience with its lack of nudity and minor violence, yet this new generation of science fiction loving kids is most likely unaware of the 1980's phenomenon that was the rough and tough outdoorsman.

Paul Hogan headlines the cast, and the minor characters lack presence as though they fear to overshadow the main character. The plot is a continuance of the sequel, and Mick finds himself in LA, but he ends up working as a disillusioned crocodile-wrangler attraction for urban yuppies.

The lack of enjoyment in life leads the main man and his makeshift family, his girlfriend Sue, and their son Mikey, to jump at the opportunity to investigate some unusual business at Paramount studios. The short capers of the father and son duo include blocking highway traffic to save a skunk and mistaking a valet for a car thief. The plot ends predictably as the crude hero Mick defeats the gun-toting Eastern European
goons after a face-off at a theme park.

Overall, the movie provides a few good laughs, an adorable young Mikey played by newcomer Serge Cockburn and good-enough entertainment suitable for the whole family. Croc is definitely not a blockbuster, but will satisfy those just looking for a few
parodies and a simple, easy-to-follow plot.

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