 SFX awarded the film two and a half out of five stars and said "...has just enough charm to be worth a look – particularly if you have kids who like watching giant reptiles eating people...A few unexpected twists that mark it out as interesting (the running order of the deaths isn't quite what you'd expect, for example) and the dinos are a cut above most films of this nature – particularly one little cutie who's basically dino-Lassie.Admirably, the vast majority of the action is shot on location, with some white-water rafting to spice up the scenes with no reptiles in.Despite the plus points, though, it's still a cheesy, childish adventure which tries very hard not to be the TV movie it actually is."