Crawl

A bit of a surprise and a tense and terrifying one at that. It knows what it is and because of that it's able to do what it does and do it well. Good looking Alligators.

In Florida, competitive swimmer Haley (Kaya Scodelario) returns home to search for her estranged father (Barry Pepper) in the path of a hurricane. She finds him in his basement trapped by alligators. This thriller is predicated on stupid Florida people doing stupid things. It's a horror where the people will always go down into the basement. If there is a basement within the basement, the people will go down there. The people will keep going down basements until they reach China. It needs to alleviate this by subtracting some of the danger. It's an unusual move for the genre but danger is not dangerous when the characters simply walk straight into it. When she searches for her father, the storm should be a further 24 hours away. They could be trapped for longer so that she wouldn't be so outrageously stupid. Also, the message should be a 911 text from her father rather than a whatever conversation with her sister. The deputy should not be so stupid as to be walking in the storm water to investigate a swing. As for thieves, those can be ridiculously stupid. Over and over again, the characters are doing stupid things and it would be more thrilling if they be less stupid. Otherwise, this would be a solid horror.

I really enjoyed this movie, particularly at the start. It did kinda lose momentum as it went on but the first 40 had me hooked.

I would say it's better than your average "Shark film" for a lack of better term. "Creature" movie maybe. It has a little bit more going for it and shakes it up a little bit.

I feel like it didn't have a huge budget but this is where it impresses me as it did a lot with what it had.

The acting is fine nothing great but you don't really watch this type of movie for that.

You should give it a watch if you like this type of movie I think you would enjoy it.

I cannot rate this as a 7 because this isn't a very memorable film although it is thrilling and we'll made. Once the conflict begins you are on the edge of your seat with worry for the protagonists it is when they waste screen time with unnecessary dialogue that have nothing to do with the dangers at hand the movie appears campy.

I did enjoy the performances of the small cast and of course the gators. It's a pretty fun filled movie so give it a shot.

Despite 3 or 4 irritating scenes that transpire script mediocrity with let's say 1 or 2 appalling minutes, the film manages to scare the audience with panache, at least me anyway. I was indeed gesticulating in my armchair each time an alligator grabbed and shook a protagonist. Actually, it's not really surprising: as an euphemism, in the horror / thriller genre, Alexandre Aja is definitely not a padawan. Thus, Alexandre Aja has managed an effective film that successfully fulfills his objective: to keep the audience on the edge of the seat during 90 minutes.