Review of Crawl or Die (2014) by Melissa R — 15 Aug 2014

I'll admit that I have been following this film for quite a while. I heard of it on twitter last year when it had a different title, and have been anxiously awaiting it's arrival ever since. Well - this film did NOT let me down.

What a brilliant film! I have never in my 10 years of intense film viewing seen a film that looks like this one. Sure the story is a simple one, but it doesn't matter - in the end - you find yourself so sucked in by what's going on and what the characters are going through simply based on the acting ability and the circumstance.

This director has done something truly unique with his vision - as I said - I've never seen a film that looks like this. It is by far the most claustrophobic movie I've ever experienced, and I've seen Buried and The Descent.

My heart was racing multiple times during this movie, and I found myself holding my breath and then gasping for air! I am a huge fan of strong women leads in movie and I definitely have a new favorite! Nicole Alonso as TANK is so bad ass and inspiring and manages to play it with such believability and she's very relatable.

Watching her I could see myself being in that situation and questioning whether I'd have the strength to keep fighting the way she does. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but please, please, PLEASE see this movie! Apparently this is a trilogy and I for one cannot WAIT for the next two installments!