Originally Posted by
richardjackson199
I saw Crawl last night. Sometimes ridiculous is perfect. But sometimes it's not.
I would not recommend spending any money (or even any free time) on this. The lead actress does an outstanding job. But this movie, as you would expect, has zero plot. I got bored by 45 minutes in, and kept checking my watch at least every 8 minutes thereafter. It clocks in at 87 minutes, which feels way too long. Yes the gators are big, scary, mean, and fast swimmers who will rip you apart if they get the chance. You're trapped in a house with a cute dog in a big hurricane and trying to survive. That is literally the extent of it. Jaws this is Not. It's nowhere near as good as Blake Lively's the Shallows either. It's well-directed, self-aware, and probably as good as it could be. But that is not very good. Save the expensive popcorn for something much better. I thought maybe it would be ridiculous, but really fun. I'd say more like really tiresome.
Well, I thankfully waited til Snakes On A Plane went to video before seeing it, too.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."