Black Crab
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 18, 2022
4.5
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Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Ratings
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HealingToolboxJan 16, 2023
An accomplished fable on antiwar and anti-bio-weapons topics. Uncommon for this genre, the script and directing discourages strong identification with the lead or any character. Even more surprising, the first 20 minutes has no obviousAn accomplished fable on antiwar and anti-bio-weapons topics. Uncommon for this genre, the script and directing discourages strong identification with the lead or any character. Even more surprising, the first 20 minutes has no obvious scene-setting, character origins, establishing shots, nor any orientation to who are the two world powers slugging it out, nor why. The whole thing takes place in an unspecified dystopia. Yet, this is sufficient if you are telling a fable. The first familiar genre trope film offers a genre "track" comes 20 minutes in when the mission is revealed. The effect is the audience is a disoriented as the characters are. This I think explains the many low scores by critics. As a writer, I found this quite daring and curious. The acting is solid; the third act is solid, rare for an original fable.… Expand
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AndySandyMar 20, 2022
big bad go kissy fissy on oddi!!!! Bad boy Shmurda on da tracklist, da man looking like donda 2 and the man from squid game fam, Bruv dat movie is like da fortnite without build? Its moving mad, its a madness!!!! This movie looking likebig bad go kissy fissy on oddi!!!! Bad boy Shmurda on da tracklist, da man looking like donda 2 and the man from squid game fam, Bruv dat movie is like da fortnite without build? Its moving mad, its a madness!!!! This movie looking like fortnite part 2.… Expand
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4
TellGoodStoriesMar 19, 2022
Bleak with a weak plot - I feel like I wasted 2 hours watching this. I get the sense it was supposed to be a statement piece. If the intent of the film was to depress me and feel like I wasted time - mission accomplished.
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truerockMar 20, 2022
Black Crab is a 2022 Swedish dystopian action thriller film.
The film has good casting. directing and acting.
The plot is bleak and will be a matter of taste. In my opinion, I can't say this film has a significant social or political or anyBlack Crab is a 2022 Swedish dystopian action thriller film.
The film has good casting. directing and acting.
The plot is bleak and will be a matter of taste. In my opinion, I can't say this film has a significant social or political or any other point - but, that does not mean that some individuals won't appreciate it.… Expand
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TVJerryMar 25, 2022
Noomi Rapace plays a speed skater who's enlisted for a covert mission in this future world. The assignment is to transport an important package thru enemy territory to a place where it can be used to end the war. She and 5 others set outNoomi Rapace plays a speed skater who's enlisted for a covert mission in this future world. The assignment is to transport an important package thru enemy territory to a place where it can be used to end the war. She and 5 others set out skating across the frozen Swedish archipelago. Of course, their trek is filled with all manner of peril, most of which is well-staged. Even so, the "cold" style prevents any genuine thrills.… Expand
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4
TomHugMar 19, 2022
This movie does have a coherent dystopian feel. The plot is whisper-thin, and while it seems like there might be some expansion or explanation that adds depth or interest to the story, this never happens. The acting overall is good, but theThis movie does have a coherent dystopian feel. The plot is whisper-thin, and while it seems like there might be some expansion or explanation that adds depth or interest to the story, this never happens. The acting overall is good, but the thin slices of character each actor gets do not provide much substance. Noomi Rapace is very good, but she's done this role before (Millenium series and Prometheus). It's not a terrible movie, but there are others in the genre that do it better and deliver more. I'm left wondering both, "Why did they make this movie?" and also "Why did I watch it?"… Expand
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MrBonesSTLMar 20, 2022
This movie was absolutely boring from the start. Like, it makes absolutely no sense to me, it left me with far more questions than answers. There are huge gaping holes in the plot, essentials that are never explained. The writing is very poorThis movie was absolutely boring from the start. Like, it makes absolutely no sense to me, it left me with far more questions than answers. There are huge gaping holes in the plot, essentials that are never explained. The writing is very poor as well which is turn makes the acting poor. Do not waste your time with this, skip it.… Expand
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JLuis_001Mar 19, 2022
Noomi Rapace does not usually disappoint, but her choice of roles, or rather the ones she is offered and accepts, are not usually satisfactory.

Under the Netflix banner, Black Crab has every one of the familiar and tendentiousNoomi Rapace does not usually disappoint, but her choice of roles, or rather the ones she is offered and accepts, are not usually satisfactory.

Under the Netflix banner, Black Crab has every one of the familiar and tendentious characteristics of any dystopian thriller.
That doesn't make for a good feeling, but the film grabs you in its first 20 minutes because you want to make sense of what you're watching. But once the tone is set, the bland and uniform narrative reveals a barely functional action thriller.

If there's anything positive to mention about this film, it's the tone, which is quite bleak, and that some of its scenes are quite well composed. Surprising for a first-time director.

Now, the mission that drives this story is very weak, to be honest. Mostly because its focus on survival lacks perspective. Everyone involved is disposable. The only character that matters is Rapace's and she the only one with a story arc, and it's barely sustained by the excessive length.
So from there you can kiss the tension goodbye, you know she has to make it to the end because she is the face of the film.

By Netflix standards it will do more than enough for its subscribers.
At this point we already know how disposable these kinds of films are, regardless of the small amount of interest and entertainment they may generate on the weekend they are released.… Expand
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Mauro_LanariMar 24, 2022
(Mauro Lanari)
"The Dirty (Half) Dozen" and "Mother Courage", half action and half survival movie, feature debut by this Swedish director, comes from oblivion and falls back into it.
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bean141Jun 9, 2022
Its not terrible, and has some really nice atmosphere and style, but u don't get to care much for the characters, dialogue wasn’t great at times and the plot felt kinda dull for most of it, as the characters motives weren’t really fleshed outIts not terrible, and has some really nice atmosphere and style, but u don't get to care much for the characters, dialogue wasn’t great at times and the plot felt kinda dull for most of it, as the characters motives weren’t really fleshed out enough… Expand
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alanpotter17Feb 28, 2023
A imersão no cinema pode ser conseguida de várias formas, tanto privilegiando a forma como o conteúdo. Às vezes um bom roteiro ajuda muito, ou o elenco. Independentemente do viés escolhido, a premissa é, por vezes, fundamental.
Neste filme deA imersão no cinema pode ser conseguida de várias formas, tanto privilegiando a forma como o conteúdo. Às vezes um bom roteiro ajuda muito, ou o elenco. Independentemente do viés escolhido, a premissa é, por vezes, fundamental.
Neste filme de Adam Berg, que tem mais experiência com videoclipes, fica nítida sua predilação às cenas rápidas e de ação, com pouco desenvolvimento dos personagens (alguns sequer sabemos o nome). Seria normal se eles não estivessem lutando pela sobrevivência e se não fosse a missão muito estapafúrdia (de simples mesmo).
Assim, não comprada a ideia e desenvolvendo de forma rasa não apenas os personagens, mas o contexto ao qual estão inseridos, o filme torna-se medíocre, você praticamente não se importa com nada do que é mostrado, e a fotografia escura não ajuda em nada a tornar a experiência ao menos mais bonita. A tentativa de soar ficção científica e meter uma arma biológica na história precisaria de certo desenvolvimento para tornar-se eficaz. Só deixa tudo muito aborrecido mesmo, dá a sensação de ser um projeto piloto de algum cineasta inexperiente. Filme totalmente esquecível e sem nada a dizer, pois mesmo referências geopolíticas, que poderiam deixá-lo mais atrativo, soam infantis demais para serem levadas a sério.… Expand
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