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Crawl

2019

Alexandre Aja

Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson ...

5.4

8,177

Horror A young woman, while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house and fighting for her life against Florida’s most savage and feared predators.

	Media	Author	Review
		William Bibbiani Bloody Disgusting	"The crowd-pleasing alligator in a hurricane horror movie we always wanted (...) [It] is not just a fantastic, crowd-pleasing, popcorn-spilling scary movie (...) it’s one of the most unexpected and satisfying genre films of the year."
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"'Crawl' has no pretense and not very much range; it's 'Jaws' set in an old dark house."
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Accepting the film's own standard of plausibility, thrillseekers should appreciate the brisk pace with which scares, setbacks and possible escapes are delivered."
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"[It] is action-packed, with impressive special effects and some jaw-dropping images of mayhem and destruction. But a movie like this demands more storytelling discipline and logistical control"
		Jim Vejvoda IGN	"The film has a remarkably simple but effective premise (...) Alexandre Aja knows how to craft a suspenseful and scary thrill-ride"
		Michael Nordine The Wrap	"A group of alligators is called a 'congregation.' A bad movie about alligators is called 'Crawl.'"
		Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald	"'Crawl' is not a good movie in any sense of the term. But unlike last year's overhyped and boring 'The Meg', it lives up to its schlock promise (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Josh Millican Dread Central	"There’s just enough drama to draw us in (...) Another Grade A offering from 21st Century Master of Horror Alexandre Aja (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Simran Hans The Guardian	"A shallow experience (...) [It] benefits from its economical 87-minute runtime, but as a genre piece it’s perhaps more skin than muscle (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"Both too stupid and not stupid enough (...) 'Crawl' feels too gritty and realistic to justify all the incredulous things it tries to get away with (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"'Crawl' isn’t 'Jaws', any day of the week, but it’s crunchy Friday-night nonsense that knows what it’s doing (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		James White Empire	"As a mindless summer horror diversion, 'Crawl' is watchable if rarely all that thrilling. The movie’s far from toothless, yet often substitutes easy scares for any real substance (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"Brisk, businesslike and puckishly funny (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"Fast-paced and thrilling - the kind of film you can see yourself returning to over and over again with your mates (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		DM Bradley The Adelaide Review	"This is at times soggily familiar, but Kaya and Barry have much chutzpah and make it work. And there’s plenty of bite."
		Aaron Yap Flicks	"Aja is a generally spotty genre specialist, but this might be his tightest, most focused effort since 'Haute Tension' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Anthony O'Connor FilmInk	"An enjoyable swampy romp (...) Aja’s knack for setting up stylishly cruel sequences is on full display (...) It does everything it claims on the tin"
		Norman Wilner Now Toronto	"It has everything you want from the genre: decent jump scares, credible peril, a couple of nervous laughs, a fine sense of pacing and one serious gross-out moment – all delivered with expert timing and ruthless efficiency"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"[A] shockingly boring killer reptile movie (...) It takes its ludicrously implausible premise and poorly drawn characters so seriously that it doesn’t entertain in a 'so bad it’s good' way (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"

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