I am huge fan of the Horror/Sci-Fi/Military genre that takes the viewer into the darker recesses of our imagination and pits science against the occult. Thus after coming across this film during a google search for the like, I wasted little time ordering a copy - it looked that good.
The first turn off for me while viewing 'Crawlspace' was the commandos receiving the order to kill all prisoners of the facility on sight. What has Australia become? Some kind of neo down under police state with kangaroos and koalas? That sequence alone destroyed my suspension of disbelief and put me into a state of bad humor toward the picture.
Moving on, the so called elite commandos seemed awkward moving with weapons in their hands ... almost as if the set had lacked a military adviser who had actually served in an armed force. None of the actors convinced me for even a moment that they were playing soldiers, rather than actors with prop guns.
After the first monster appeared my spirits rose a bit, only to fall further again once the reveal was made as to what was really going on. On top of all that - and perhaps it is because I am not Australian - the acting just seemed flat and lifeless and lacking oomph or flow. Maybe that form of acting is popular 'down under' I cannot say.
In short, I wanted to like the film. I am a huge fan of IFC. But the best part of the movie hands down was Peta Sergeant's screen time - but not her acting. She is quite easy on the eyes.
I will rate the film a three for effort. So if you are a fan of the Mil/Sci-fi/horror genre who is dying for his next fix, you can do much better than 'Crawlspace' - much better.
The first turn off for me while viewing 'Crawlspace' was the commandos receiving the order to kill all prisoners of the facility on sight. What has Australia become? Some kind of neo down under police state with kangaroos and koalas? That sequence alone destroyed my suspension of disbelief and put me into a state of bad humor toward the picture.
Moving on, the so called elite commandos seemed awkward moving with weapons in their hands ... almost as if the set had lacked a military adviser who had actually served in an armed force. None of the actors convinced me for even a moment that they were playing soldiers, rather than actors with prop guns.
After the first monster appeared my spirits rose a bit, only to fall further again once the reveal was made as to what was really going on. On top of all that - and perhaps it is because I am not Australian - the acting just seemed flat and lifeless and lacking oomph or flow. Maybe that form of acting is popular 'down under' I cannot say.
In short, I wanted to like the film. I am a huge fan of IFC. But the best part of the movie hands down was Peta Sergeant's screen time - but not her acting. She is quite easy on the eyes.
I will rate the film a three for effort. So if you are a fan of the Mil/Sci-fi/horror genre who is dying for his next fix, you can do much better than 'Crawlspace' - much better.