I went into Crawl a little worried of disappointment, but I kept confident. I saw the trailer and instantly went nuts! It looked so good! But when I thought of it, there were some things that seemed off such as the skeptical CGI alligators.
The movie is about a girl named Hailey who drives to her fathers home in the middle of a category 5 hurricane. When she finds her father in his crawl space, she learns that they are not alone. Gators are in the house and as the water rises, Hailey and her father must survive.
As a Floridian, there are small but acceptable issues. Nearly all of Florida has 0% crawl spaces but yet again, movies. But I could say that being a Floridian and watching this at a local theater was TERRIFYING.
Even if your not Floridian, this movie will keep you on the edge as it is a nonstop thriller and it is far more gorier than I thought. I did get a nasty feeling as I watched limbs torn of and gators ripping others apart.
If you didn’t like the trailer at all, you will be highly disappointed as this movie is exactly what the trailer is: Gators eating people in the middle of a CAT 5 hurricane.
I do want to note that the ending felt mildly rushed. I wished they could have been slightly more creative with the ending. But what could they have done? Think of it after watching this movie, what could have made the ending better?
Overall, Crawl is one of my all-time favorite movie experiences. Aja is at a roll again!
I’m gonna give it a surprising 8.7!! AMAZING!
Four and a half stars.
Definitely adding this one to my VUDU movie collection. Movie theater experience is recommended.