Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film received 26% positive reviews, based on 114 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 40 out of 100, based on 28 reviews. The film was mainly criticized for the film's heavy use of "unrealistic" CGI, but the fact that Anacondas are not native to Borneo was not much appreciated by reviewers either. Roger Ebert awarded the film two out of four stars, a rating less than that he gave the original film. Ebert however praised the acting of Matthew Marsden as being "suitably treacherous".
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