The movie is at its best when it leans into the raw and truly frightening action sequences. These moments feel entirely forced and only serve to hinder the story's momentum. A few meandering moments explore family drama but don't do much more than fill time. Her speed and resilience make her a worthy adversary to the collection of gators, and she manages to narrowly avoid death in a string of riveting action scenes. Fortunately, Haley is a swimmer at the University of Florida, yes, the school with the gator mascot. Queue the giant alligators and ensuing chases that take place as Haley and her dad attempt to escape the flooded basement. Then she quickly understands why he hasn't picked up the phone. When she arrives at his place, she finds her severely injured father and something even more concerning. Haley opts to brave the weather, make the two-hour trek and check on dear old dad. She's worried, as he resides in the area slated to take the worst of the storm. Sis has been calling their dad and hasn't yet heard from him.
Part of success comes from simple premise of "Crawl." In the opening phase of a Category 5 storm, a young woman, Haley, receives a call from her sister. humans rose in the wake of the classic shark film, but this gator flick has enough original juice to stand firmly on its own. Granted, the threatening water predator vs. At the very least, we can celebrate the successful effort to make a non-sequel or movie based on preexisting IP. There's nothing spectacular or groundbreaking about this fun summer riff, but that doesn't mean it offers no value. In the ilk of "Jaws" homages (and rip offs), "Crawl" stands as one of the more palatable entrees.