Alligator

Clever, funny, and wonderfully bloody.

All in all, a fine example of what a sense of humor can do with a low budget and an old idea.

Alligator, the most amusing variation yet on the Jaws formula, finds plenty of room for incidental humor and romantic byplay while sustaining a breezy suspense plot. [20 May 1981, p.B1]

Alligator is bloody and boisterous, featuring the only man-eating monster in memory named Ramone.

An effective and unpretentious treat.

Enjoyable, but this croc-fest is no Lake Placid.

I suggest a plan: Why not try flushing this movie down the toilet to see if it also grows into something big and fearsome?

This is actually a serious monster horror with quite a good story behind it. It is not at all original but the acting, the direction and the whole film really comes off well as a good monster horror. It will hold your attention and keep you entertained but you may find it a bit silly and not scary enough. There is some good tension near the beginning but by the end this is all gone. Worth a watch and entertaining. Average monster movie affair that passes the time without much effort.