Director: Adam Berg
Cast: Noomi Rapace , Jakob Oftebro , Dar Salim , Erik Enge , Ardalan Esmaili , David Dencik , Aliette Opheim , Martin Hendrikse , Cecilia Säverman , Joakim Sällquist , Nora Rios , Ilir Latifi..
Plot: Black Crab is a Swedish action thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by war! During a long, harsh winter, six soldiers embark on covert mission across a frozen archipelago, risking their lives to transport a mysterious package that could end the war. As they enter hostile enemy territory, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead or who--if anyone--they can trust. But for speed skater turned soldier Caroline Edh, the mission is about something else entirely. Starring Noomi Rapace in film directed by Adam Berg, Black Crab follows six soldiers on a desperate mission to bring an end to the war which has destroyed their lives.
My Movie Review: The movie is a very well made deep freeze action thriller unfortunately hampered by idiotic character motivations, a bit of a different twist on the post apocalyptic war:) Black Crab was entertaining but flawed yet still enjoyable, great opening scene that grabs your attention then falls off a bit overall a very good film and an unusual take on the unknown future! The lack of context, which others have downvoted it for and it lacks a lot of being anything memorable or exciting, thank its particular strength is the lead Noomi Rapace who is quite a great actress and phenominal in her role as a speed skater forced to take part in a civil war in an often tense yet mostly forgettable action film, this Swedish apocalyptic thriller has a lot of big violence ,some obscenity in language and people as injured or killed in a variety of manner! The film is about a story of an ordinary person with her hope, wishes and traumas- I like the fact that it depicts wars from different perspective, war wages on in a post-apocalyptic Sweden! Volunteer soldier Caroline (Noomi Rapace) teams up with five others to embark on a death-defying icy backdrop, it's explained there's an ice-covered archipelago where the team must cross and deliver two packages to a research facility at the other end of the archipelago, which lead to victory operation black crab, they win, they can leave the army and do what they want! So much so while the story, based on Jerker Virdborg's novel of the same name, is fictional, Sweden does have a specialized unit that trains to conduct covert operations in the harshest conditions, like what is shown in Black Crab. Though its core concept is executed well, Black Crab's dour tone, shallow writing and derivative plot-beats make for a movie experience that leaves you as cold as the ice its characters forced to skate on you'll still want to see it through:)
Critics Consensus: Black Crab can be exciting in the moment, but its bleak and derivative story add up to a fairly forgettable viewing experience. For those who could use a break from real explosions on the news, the fake ones in “Black Crab” are well-crafted, exciting and mostly harmless. Though its core concept is executed well, Black Crab’s dour tone, shallow writing and derivative plot-beats make for a movie experience that leaves you as cold as the ice its characters are forced to skate on. Black Crab is more than sufficiently gripping to make you want to see it through. There may never be an answer to all the unanswered questions in Black Crab, but one thing is for certain, the movie lacks certain elements of crucial storytelling! While the world-building leaves too much to the imagination and some of the characters lack much needed depth, “Black Grab” still manages to get its hooks in you. It is not exemplary of genre that exploits dystopian habitats, but it mobilizes enough facets to warrant satisfactory result. The action is often bloody but unfailingly tense and gripping. For "Black Crab" to succeed, Berg needs its central mission to be riveting and atmospheric an original take on a familiar concept. For the most part, he does just that, with the films middle hour a dark and icy quest that's a welcome reprieve. This Swedish thriller is example of an action film that would have benefitted from more story, could leave viewers as cold as icy Nordic atmosphere. Bergs film rarely inspires anything beyond a distanced recognition of his shallow pastiche. Rapace makes a experience comprising not much other than misery and suffering, it's worth tolerating:)
