Crawl (2019)
Director: Alexandre Aja. 1hr 27mins/87mins. (15)
Horror
Rating: four star rating very good lots to enjoy
Synopsis
Florida-based student Haley (Kaya Scodelario) is a swimmer who, if she believed in herself, could become a champion.
During a hurricane her mental and physical strength are tested to the limit as she battles to save her father (Barry Pepper) who has been wounded by an alligator in the basement of their former home.
As a hurricane batters the land, the water in the basement rises making it easier for the alligators to get to them. Haley summons up the courage inside to make sure she and her father survive.
Review by @Reelreviewer
After a cataclysmic cinematic fortnight - from the cute, passable Horrible Histories movie to the anger-inducing Angry Birds 2 - it is with a huge sigh of relief that I report my love of movies has been restored thanks to this genuinely gripping and scary horror.
You'd expect nothing less from director Aja - the genius behind mutants slaying the all-American dream epic The Hills Have Eyes (2006) - but here, with much less time and even less characters, he shows how an economy of scale can reap demonstrable dividends.
Praise too for Brazilian/Brit Kaya Scodelario who shows her mettle in a leading role that, seeing as this will be the runaway, sleeper hit of 2019, could make her a big star.
For more, see the full review: bit.ly/CrawlFilm
Cast & credits
Paramount Pictures/Raimi Productions. (15)
Producers: Alexandre Aja, Craig J. Flores, Sam Raimi.
Writers: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen.
Camera: Maxime Alexandre.
Music: Max Aruj, Steffen Thum.
Sets: Alan Gilmore.
Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson, Jose Palma, George Somner, Anson Boon, Ami Metcalf, Tina Pribicevic.
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