The Stream: A funny idea for a sketch, but not a whole movie.

The Big Screen: The CGI Anaconda is pretty hilarious.

The Final Bill: The movie does not live up to the promise of the trailer.

– Trip Fontaine
Director: Tom Gormican
Writers: Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten
Stars: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton
Genre: Comedy, Action, Adventure
Rating: PG-13 for violence/action, strong language, some drug use and suggestive references.
Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Fully Formed Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Sony
Platform: In theaters December 25, 2025
Notable Trailers: Disclosure Day, Project Hail Mary, Supergirl,

What’s up, Streamers? While 2025 has been the year of remakes, reboots, and sequels, it is fitting to end the year with something like Anaconda. It’s not quite a remake or a sequel, but it has all of their problems. In Anaconda, a group of childhood friends in mid-life crisis mode decide to remake Anaconda on a shoe-string budget with the love of guerrilla-style filmmaking. Regurgitation hijinks ensue.

Look, there’s not much here to talk about. The trailer for this Anaconda (2025) tells you all you need to know. Unfortunately, that trailer is the funniest part of the movie. Once this storyline is stretched to 90 minutes, it loses all steam. The filmmakers failed to figure how to convert the funny idea of remaking Anaconda into a full-length feature. There are some good elements like Paul Rudd, Jack Black and Steven Zahn being zany and playing their bits for maximum LOLs. The CGI snake is pretty crazy and assists in some funny moments. Overall, I can’t say it is ever dramatically interesting because the good elements just don’t come together and nothing is very memorable. Also, there is a subplot that is a complete waste of time and feels like padding for the movie’s runtime. Anaconda (2025) is pretty disappointing because it has the potential to be so much funnier if they’d worked a little more on developing the main plot and bringing its disparate elements together.

Ultimately, Anaconda is a funny idea for a 9-minute sketch in search of an actual plot to sustain a 90-minute movie. The cast is funny and work well together, but everything is so haphazard and thrown together that it feels like a waste. Despite all that, it’s not boring, just random. A trip to the theater is unnecessary. Just wait with a handful of a popcorn for it to come to streaming, which will probably be pretty soon.