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The production is decent, acting solid, some visuals are really nice, some moments strong, also the story of Black Crab did hold my attention, but for sure the movie misses here and there some momentum (action) and I would prefer some serious cutting to shorten the movie and cut out some unnecessary scenes or shorten them. Some reviewers complain about the missing of information about the war (who fights for what cause) but I guess this is intentional - does the foot solider ever know why they are fighting, what really the causes and agendas behind a war are? Anyway, watchable but with a better composed script Black Crab could have been a really good one.

Black Crab: This SF/War film is no classic but is far better than what some critics say. Sweden is divided by a savage civil war, civilians are targeted. No explanation is given for the cause of the conflict. The war continues during a bleak winter, buildings are largely destroyed yet improbably still standing. Refugees are everywhere. So reminiscent of what's happening in Ukraine right now. Noomi Rapace is a conscripted soldier chosen for a special mission, she must join a group skating across ice behind enemy lines to deliver a package to an isolated facility. She constantly thinks of her missing daughter, snatched earlier in the war. Even before the mission begins she has a life and death struggle with feral bandits, intent on robbing her vehicle. The collapse of civilization is vividly captured. The terror of crossing the ice, thin at times, the riskk of falling through, coming across frozen bodies seemingly in their hundreds under the ice. A savage film made even more desolate by the realisation that anyone might be an enemy no matter how innocent they look. Helicopter gunships like birds of prey overhead. A good near future thriller with a few flaws and twists in its tail. Directed and Co-Written by Adam Berg. On Netflix. 7/10.

I get it. Why so many people seem disappointed. No. It's not a BIG hollywood production. And, as some have pointed out, it's dark and bleak. But it's a decent story well told and, in my book/opinion, that deserves at least a 7.

Sure there are better, similary movies, but...the one thing i was disappointed by was that it seems to falsely represent itself as a 'post apocalyptic' story when that isn't the case. It might GET to be the case, but...not throughout most of the film. So really, it's more an action adventure/war type movie.

The acting was convincing. Rapace and her costars pulling off their roles.

Well. My minimum character limit has been met, so...d-d-d-dat's all folks. Cue the music.

Pretty decent movie, the plot is rather original and intriguing. The setup and scenes was nice and realistic, the acting wasn't overacted and convincing. The actions and intensity were just fine the keeps the story interesting, which was not any boring as the reviewers wrongly suggests, it's entertaining enough for the length of two hours. Don't understand the low raters, maybe coz it's not in english? Or a superhero movie with non stop guns blazing actions by disney, or other big studios that pays for fake reviews? A lot of recent netflix movies were underrated, and honestly this deserves a 6+, which is better than a lot of overrated movies out there.

Noomi is a very convincing actress with the potential to even be an action star! :-) Great production including the visuals and the acting. And despite some aspects of the plot that did not quite make sense to me, the movie was engaging and thrilling :-)

A bit of a different twist on the post apocalyptic war movie, grim and dark and full of crackling ice and brooding synth drones, with a distinctly Scandinavian flavour. Nice to see a film like this done reasonably well in a language other than English.

Unfortunately it gets mostly undone by the usual cheesy character motivations, as the only thing our selfish "hero" cares about is a family member, not so much about the fate of every other human on the planet. Which in itself would be annoying enough as it is, but it's even worse when it causes the whole first 90% of the movie to become pointless when we reach the final 10%.

Black Crab does not really ever let you get to know who is fighting for what. The moral dilemma really shown early in the game, but there is depth to it.

The one thing you learn watching Scandinavian movies is that you are always trying to figure the endgame. They are an acquired taste at first, but when they include Noomi, you have to watch. Somebody commented that she might make an Action Hero? Where have they been.

Watch the movie to see her range as an actor and the storyline is pretty good to.

That's the other thing about non Hollywood movies, they are not made like Hollywood Movies, enjoy the difference.

This movie's cinematography and vfx were top notch. The environments they were in, the action scenes, etc... This could of been great, but the writers totally screwed this one up. So many plot holes, so many unanswered questions, and characters that were hard to connect with because you have no idea who they really are.

This is a film which is better than any Hollywood production anyway, on any point. It is not an exceptional movie but very efficient, fast paced, splendidly made and acted. Noomi Rapace has already proved her awesome skills as an actress who can play in any kind of films, even male oriented ones. I won't evoke the story itself, because it is not my kind of stuff, so It's fairly impossible to say if it is believable or not. I only speak of the movie quality on the shape, not the meaning. This kind of topic is not the first since one decade. Beautiful, great photography and production design for a dark, gritty atmosphere. Awesome ending.

Noomi rapace was at least good but given the plot and character there was no real development. I liked the image of the soldiers skating across the ice though, that was fun. There was though unfortunately no real context given to anything. From what the point of the canisters were to why these two sides were fighting to begin with. The title is good at least but the plot was very much lackluster.

I held off watching this until there were no better options due to the low ratings and reviews, so I didn't have high expectations for this Swede film. But wow was I ever impressed, especially when I found out this was Sweden's music-video maker Adam Berg's first full length feature film as writer and director.

The story was excellent and refreshingly non-Hollywoodish. Some critics felt lost with the timeline changes; they couldn't have been any better! Sure we all wanted some more details to the back-stories, but considering Berg's 114 min well-paced story had non stop edge-of-your-seat action and suspense, I can see how it'd be hard to add more in. I wanted much more story from this little gem and it easily would've held my attention even if it was 3+ hours long.

For that matter, Netflix should make this into a mini-series - it was that good! And it wasn't just a good story, but Berg's directing was perfect, and could easily shame some seasoned directors films that have come out lately. The cinematography was perfection, and the sets, locations and all visuals were stunning. Even the score - especially for an international B-type, film was spot on. All casting and performances were excellent, especially Noomi Rapace, who nailed her role.

Mad props and respect to Berg and Netflix for giving us this little gem. I can't wait to see what Berg comes up with next. So ignore the negative reviews, this is one of the best films for its genre I've seen in years. It's a well deserved 8/10 from me.

It's a war movie and not a war movie in the sense that the focus of the war is not the enemy which remains nameless and amorphous but on what a select group of soldiers do during a secret, perilous and daring mission behind enemy lines.

The visuals of the drab, icy wasteland which they cross are stunning. One eerie scene captures what appears to be a frozen mass grave in perpetual winter.

It's not difficult for the viewer to see the rationality of Edh's and Nylund's decision as a way out of the grim post-apocalyptic world they're in.

Noomi Rapace as Caroline Edh stands out in this film.

This "movie" is like someone giving you random pages from a book:

* Why "canisters"?

* Why skate when you hear helicopters within the first 5 minutes of the movie?

* Why is there a war?

* Who is fighting?

There's SO MANY more questions left unanswered because "it came from a book".

Would you read random pages from a book?

This movie asks you to do just that. Random pages from some book's plot that when put on film makes no sense at all.

It's a frustrating bad movie that makes absolutely no sense.

Don't waste your time.

And suddenly the war seems true! :-) The movie is exciting & dramatic... very "nordic" setting... Noomi very strong as always. A good "future war" movie. Really don't understand the low rating... maybe because there aren't superheroes in it???

Watchable for its amazing sets/locations and good action scenes.

The actual story or plot eluded me unfortunately. Hence I couldn't understand the key protagonists intentions nor motivations. Completely unrelatable.

Sort of ok if you accept that. 😝

Waste of her talent in this film. She is much better than this. Rest of cast and film is okay. Kept me watching until it went downhill with the final scenes. Implausible and a few goofs.

Nothing exceptional about this action thriller, very meh. The concept was interesting but the storyline moved too slow making the film too long. Decent acting but characters had no substance.

This is one of those stories without any explanations of what's going on, not even at the end. Who knows who they're fighting or why?? Just one weak story line of getting from point A to point B in the most difficult way possible to create a little bit of action.

At first I thought the film was too narrow but then I found it very tense and so the narrowness came into focus. This is a Swedish film so, to me, it was a plus. There's no hype about it or in it. Six people have been commanded to deliver a secret item to their comrades on an island. They need to skate 100 miles to get their destination because the ice is so thin. There is no mention why the item couldn't be flown to the destination so that part was just the drama that binds you to watching the film. You want to know what is going to happen because of the ice skating. The film has a moral dilemma to it and that's the best part. We learn that in that world there really are no good guys. That idea hit home for me because it reflects our world today.

I found the first 80% of the film really good. Depicts the embattled nation so well, rather poignant given current events in the Ukraine, and the journey across the ice. The last 20% I thought was a bit over the top as was the ending. But at least there was an ending unlike many films these days which just leave you hanging.

This is one of the worst movies I have seen in years. The plot , the script, the acting... just why ?!?!? How did Netflix buy this crap of a script.

But the locations, costumes, the action scenes and stunts. Great work on those.

Please, don't waste your time watching this..

A relatively standard war story but in a different, somewhat isolated setting with some artistic and thought provoking scenes. The representation of the civil war by the way the squad mistrust and turn on each is other is well done, even if most of their war horror stories are a bit cliché. Good action scenes and acting, but the lack of explanation in regards to the wider context and the silly, drawn out ending spoil it a fair bit.