Low expectations can lead to surprising results and the result is that this is a pretty fun movie. I mean this is a movie with massive alligators, it is a ridicules premise, but it did the best with what it had and I can appreciate that. And enjoy it.
The movie follows Haley (played by Kaya Scodelario) who is a professional swimmer. She is always trying to improve and has a very strained relationship with her father who was her coach when she was young. Haley's sister calls her and tells her that a level 5 hurricane is coming her way and that she should leave the state. However, Haley is worried about her father in this situation. She calls him, but he doesn't pick up so against government regulation she goes to his house to find it empty with only his dog there. Together with the dog she goes to the house where she grew up, a house that should be sold now that her parents are getting a divorce. She knows that he is there because his truck is parked outside.
Haley searches the house, but can't find her father. Eventually she goes to the basement and finds a crawling space under the house that is starting to get flooded. She swims inside the space to the other dry part under the house and finds her father wounded and unconscious. When she tries to get him out she finds a giant alligator in the water. Now she must a way to survive and get her father out as the water level counties to rise from the storm.
Kaya Scodelario carries this entire movie. Maze Runner should have made her famous, but that didn't really happen and we don't really see her on the big screen and this movie shows that it is really too bad. She's a great actress, without her, this movie is in the danger of being ridicule, but she carries it with dignity.
I am not saying that this movie is a masterpiece. I am just saying that it is more on the side of fun and entertaining rather than ridicules like it sounds. But it definitely has ridicules moments along with very suspenseful moments. If you're looking for something fun to watch to pass the time, and not think about five minutes later, this is the movie for you.
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